Transactions of the International Astronomical Union: Proceeding of the Twenty-second General Assembly, the Hague 1994 - International Astronomical Union Transactions

Marc Notes: At head of title: International Astronomical Union, Union Astronomique Internationale.; English and French. Table of Contents: Preface. 1. Inaugural ceremony. 2. Twenty-second general assembly. 3. Closing ceremony. 4. Statutes, bye-laws and working rules. 5. Report of the executive committee 1991-1994. 6. Report of Commissions. 7. Membership (also separately available). Publisher Marketing: This volume summarizes the work of the XXIInd General Assembly. The discourses given during the inaugural and closing ceremonies are reproduced in Chapters I and III, respectively. The proceedings of the two sessions of the General Assembly will be found in Chapter II, which includes the resolutions and the report of the finance committee. The statutes, bye-laws and a few working rules of the Union are published in Chapter IV. The accounts and other aspects of the administration of the Union are recorded in Chapter V, together with the report of the executive committee for this last triennium, and provide the permanent record for the Union in the period 1991-1994. This volume also contains the Commission reports from The Hague compiled by the Presidents of the Commissions (Chapter VI). Finally, Chapter VII contains the list of countries adhering to the Union and the alphabetical, geographical and commission membership lists of about 8000 individual members.

Contributor Bio:  Appenzeller, Immo Immo Appenzeller is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and Director of the Heidelberg State Observatory.