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Information Handling in Astronomy
Andre . Ed(S): Heck
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Hardback. Offers a review of how astronomical information handling evolved in the course of the 20th century, and especially during its second half. This title is suitable for researchers, teachers, editors, publishers, librarians, computer scientists, sociologists of science, and research planners and strategists, and project managers. Editor(s): Heck, Andre. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB; UNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160. Weight in Grams: 699.
This book is dedicated to the memory of Gisèle Mersch whose life ended prematurely in June 2002. Back in the 1970s, when few people were using them, Gisèle introduced me to the arcane secrets of then advanced m- tivariate statistical methodologies. I was already involved in more classical statistical studies undertaken at Paris Observatory with Jean Jung: developing and applying maxim- likelihood algorithms to stellar photometric and kinematic data in order to derive absolute luminosities, distances and velocities in the solar neighb- hood. But what could be envisaged with those methodologies was something of another dimension: for the first time, ... Read more
This book is dedicated to the memory of Gisèle Mersch whose life ended prematurely in June 2002. Back in the 1970s, when few people were using them, Gisèle introduced me to the arcane secrets of then advanced m- tivariate statistical methodologies. I was already involved in more classical statistical studies undertaken at Paris Observatory with Jean Jung: developing and applying maxim- likelihood algorithms to stellar photometric and kinematic data in order to derive absolute luminosities, distances and velocities in the solar neighb- hood. But what could be envisaged with those methodologies was something of another dimension: for the first time, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402011788
SKU
V9781402011788
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