Information Handling in Astronomy - Historical Vistas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heck, Andr©♭. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 285
• Subjects: Statistics.; Management information systems.; Computer science.; Education.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Social sciences.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.; Education, general.; Social Sciences, general.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
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This book is dedicated to the memory of Gis©·le Mersch whose life ended prematurely in June 2002. Back in the 1970s, when few people were using them, Gis©·le introduced me to the arcane secrets of then advanced m- tivariate statistical methodologies. I was already involved in more classical statisti...

Table of Contents:

• Half a Century of Intense Maturation
• Evolution of Time Measurement in Astronomy
• Evolution of Data Processing in Optical Astronomy Ớ A Personal Account
• IHAP: Image Handling and Processing System
• FITS: A Remarkable Achievement in Information Exchange
• The Munich Image Data Analysis System
• AIPS, the VLA, and the VLBA
• Changes in Astronomical Publications During the 20th Century
• The Evolution and Role of the Astronomical Library and Librarian
• The Development of the Astronomy Digital Library
• From Early Directories to Current Yellow-Page Services
• Pre-College Astronomy Education in the United States in the Twentieth Century
• The Birth and Evolution of the Planetarium
• The Changing Role of the IAU in Providing and Organizing Information
• Was the Carte du Ciel an Obstruction to the Development of Astrophysics in Europe?
• Amateur Data and Astronomical Discoveries in the 20th Century.