The International Astronomical Union Uniting the Community for 100 Years /

• Main Authors: Andersen, Johannes (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Baneke, David (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Madsen, Claus (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Physics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together with its sister Unions in related natural sciences. It will thus turn 100 years in 2019. Written by a mixed team of insiders and outsiders, this book presents the IAU in the changing context...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: The Birth of the IAU (1919-1929)
• Chapter 2: Crises and Opportunities (1940-1959)
• Chapter 3: A Decade of Astronomical Surprises (1960-1969)
• Chapter 4: A Two-Faced Period (1970-1989)
• Chapter 5: Opening up (1990-2000)
• Chapter 6: The IAU in the 21st Century (2001-2019)
• Appendix 1: General Assemblies, Membership Numbers, Officials
• Appendix 2: Commission History
• Appendix 3: List of National Members
• Appendix 4: International Schools for Young Astronomers.