Communications in Asteroseismology Volume 149, 2008: Festkolloquium Und Fachtagung 250 Jahre Universitatssternwarte Wien Konferenzbeitrage/Proceedings Contributor(s): Firneis, M. G. (Editor), Kerschbaum, F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3700139152 ISBN-13: 9783700139157 Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 |
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BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy |
Series: Communications in Asteroseismology |
Physical Information: 183 pages |
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Publisher Description: The publication series Communications in Asteroseismology (CoAst) is one of the most important international journals in the field of asteroseismology. Asteroseismology is the science of variable and pulsating stars. Every six months CoAst publishes a newsletter with papers on ongoing research projects. Besides these regular issues, special issues such as conference proceedings or program manuals are published in this series. Volume 149 presents a summary of the conference on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the University Observatory of the University of Vienna. The papers in these proceedings anthology describe various interesting aspects of the observatory's long history and portray the careers of past members of the faculty. Several contributions report on the current developments in Austrian astronomy. |