Astronomy communication
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Astronomy communication
(Astrophysics and space science library, v. 290)
Kluwer Academic, c2003
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Astronomyhasalwaysbeenoneoftheeasiestofthesciencestoconveyto the public. That is partly because it produces spectacular pictures that can be explained (at least in part) and admired, partly because understanding of astronomy usually does not depend upon a knowledge of a complex cl- si?cation system or esoteric terminology, and partly because its extremes in distances and times challenge our imagination and philosophies. Most scientists enjoy sharing with others the discoveries made by th- selves and their colleagues. The primary purpose of scienti?c research is to discover, to learn, and to understand. When we succeed, we enjoy sh- ing that understanding. Education is most pleasurable when our audience wishes to learn and we have something important to convey. A?eldthatdoesnotcommunicatee?ectivelywiththepublicsoonlooses its interest and support. Author Andr e Heck explains the many di?erent ways in which professional communication now occurs while Leslie Sage explains how such communication should be done. Astronomy done with spacecraft and large equipment is very expensive and the funds for those ultimately come from the public. The cost of astronomy prorated over the number of research astronomers is perhaps the highest in all the sciences. If astronomers do not share their results with the public, they will loose its support. However, for most astronomers the desire to share and educate dominates over the pragmatic need to win public support. With the advent of new communication techniques (television, videos, CDs, DVDs, animation, simulations) we have new methods to commu- cate, in addition to the conventional ones of the printed and spoken word.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- H.A. Abt. Editorial
- A. Heck, C. Madsen. Public Communication of Astronomy
- C. Madsen, R.M. West. Communicating Astronomy to the Media
- S.P. Maran. The Public Communication of Science and Technology and International Networking
- P. Catapano. Science on Television
- R. Taylor. Astronomy on Television
- N. Henbest. Astronomy and Space Science in the European Print Media
- C. Madsen. 115 Years of Communicating Astronomy: Education and Outreach at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- A. Fraknoi. The Hubble Space Telescope Education and Outreach Program
- I. Griffin. Doing it Without Electrons: Innovative Resources for Promoting Astronomy and Science in a Developing Country
- C. Rijsdijk. The EAAE: Promoting Astronomy Education in Europe
- F. Wagner, R.M. Ros. Astronomy Education in Europe: Studies Among Teachers and High-School Students
- A. Bacher. Astronomy Professional Communication
- A. Heck. Writing a Clear and Engaging Paper for All Astronomers
- L. Sage.
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