2005 : past meets present in astronomy and astrophysics : proceedings of the 15th Portuguese National Meeting, University of Lisbon & Lisbon Astronomical Observatory 28-30 July 2005 /

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Meeting name:	Portuguese Meeting on Astronomy and Astrophysics (15th : 2005 : Lisbon, Portugal)
Imprint:	Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 110 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Astronomy -- Congresses. Astrophysics -- Congresses. Astronomy. Astrophysics. Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11201442

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Varying Form of Title:	2005, past meets present in astronomy and astrophysics Past meets present in astronomy and astrophysics Proceedings of the 15th Portuguese National Meeting
Other authors / contributors:	Afonso, José. Universidade de Lisboa. Observatório Astronómico de Lisboa.
ISBN:	9812773061 9789812773067 1281924571 9781281924575 9789812568878 9789812773067 9812568875
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	This volume considers recent theoretical and observational developments in astronomy and astrophysics with contributions on solar system bodies, extrasolar planets, star formation, galaxy evolution and cosmology. A special section is dedicated to the history of astronomy including papers on the history of the Astronomical Observatory of Lisbon, time service and legal time, the 1870 solar eclipse expedition, and a comparison between Monteiro da Rocha and Wilhelm Olbers ́methods for the determination of the orbits of comets. Sample Chapter(s) Chapter 1: Evolution of the Spin of Mercu.
Other form:	Print version: Portuguese Meeting on Astronomy and Astrophysics (15th : 2005 : Lisbon, Portugal). 2005. Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2006

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