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- Subject: StarGuides 1993 - New Publication of the Star*s Family
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- The Star*s Family
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- * StarGuides *
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- A directory
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- of astronomy, space sciences
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- and related organizations of the world
-
- 1993
-
- (CDS Special Publication 20)
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- This compilation gathers all practical data available on associations,
- societies, scientific committees, agencies, companies, institutions,
- universities, etc., more generally organizations, involved in astronomy
- and space sciences. Many other types of entries have also been included
- such as academies, bibliographical services, data centres, dealers,
- distributors, funding organizations, IAU-adhering organizations,
- journals, manufacturers, meteorological services, national norms and
- standards institutes, parent associations and societies, publishers,
- software producers and distributors, and so on.
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- Besides astronomy and space sciences, related fields such as
- aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry,
- communications, computer sciences, data processing, education,
- electronics, engineering, energetics, environment, geodesy, geophysics,
- information retrieval, management, mathematics, meteorology, optics,
- physics, remote sensing, and so on, are also covered when appropriate.
-
- StarGuides 1993 (CDS Special Publication 20 - two volumes) will gather
- about 6000 entries from about 120 countries. The information is given in
- an uncoded way for easy and direct use. For each entry, all practical
- data available are listed: city, postal and electronic-mail addresses;
- telephone, telex and telefax numbers; foundation years; numbers of
- members and/or staff; main activities; titles, frequencies, ISS-Numbers
- and circulations of periodicals produced; names and geographical
- coordinates of observing sites; names of planetariums; awards, prizes or
- distinctions granted; and so on.
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- The entries are listed alphabetically in each country. An exhaustive
- index gives a breakdown not only by different designations and acronyms,
- but also by location and major terms in names. Thematic subindices are
- also provided as well as statistics on the contents (numbers of entries
- per country, memberships, years of foundation) and a list of telephone,
- telefax and telex national codes.
-
- StarGuides 1993 is available as CDS Special Publication 20 (ISSN
- 0764-9614 - ISBN 2-908064-18-9) for 500 French Francs (FF), surface
- postage included. For air mail delivery, please add 15%. If at all
- possible, have cheques drawn in French Francs on a French bank, or use
- Eurocheques. Failing this, please add 20% in order to cover the bank
- costs and exchange charges.
-
- Information on the other products of the Star*s Family (such as
- databases, data sets, dictionaries, directories, and mailing labels) can
- be obtained at the address listed below.
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- Order form
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- Order of ........... copy/copies of StarGuides 1993 (ISSN 0764-9614 -
- ISBN 2-908064-18-9) (each copy: FF 500; surface postage is included; add
- 15% for air mail delivery; if at all possible, have cheques drawn in
- French Francs on a French bank, or use Eurocheques; failing this, please
- add 20% to cover the bank costs and exchange charges)
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- Name:
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- Address:
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- Country:
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- Telephone: Telefax:
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- Date: Signature (on original):
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- Prepayment (requested) of FF .................. by a cheque or an
- international money order enclosed and made payable to M. l'Agent
- Comptable - Universite de Strasbourg I - Compte de l'Observatoire.
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- This order form should be returned to:
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