scholarly journals Introduction

1955 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Keyword(s):  
Financial Aid ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The initiative in the organization of the conference was taken by the President of Commission 33 of the International Astronomical Union and financial aid was received from U.N.E.S.C.O. At the invitation of Dr P. J. van Rhijn, Director of the Kapteyn Astronomical Laboratory, Groningen, the meeting was held in the estate ‘Vosbergen’ near the city of Groningen and owned by the University of Groningen. The organizing committee consisted of J. H. Oort (Chairman), W. Baade, B. J. Bok, Ch. Fehrenbach, B. Lindblad, W. W. Morgan, P. P. Parenago, and A. Blaauw (Secretary), all of whom attended the conference. The other participants, who were invited either because they represented institutions which might take part in future galactic research, or because of the character of their research, were V. A. Ambartsumian, W. Becker, P. Couderc (representing the Commission for the Carte du Ciel), G. Haro, O. Heckmann, H. Spencer Jones, B. V. Kukarkin, J. J. Nassau, P. Th. Oosterhoff, L. Plaut (local Secretary), J. M. Ramberg, C. Schalen, J. Schilt, R. H. Stoy, B. Strömgren, P. J. van Rhijn. V. Kourganoff, P. G. Kulikovsky and O. A. Melnikov were present as interpreters.

scholarly journals The first President of the IAU, Benjamin Baillaud

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (S349) ◽  
pp. 139-146
Author(s):  
Jean-Louis Bougeret
Keyword(s):  
Celestial Mechanics ◽  
Executive Committee ◽  
International Research ◽  
Research Council ◽  
International Committee ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Level ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The University

AbstractBenjamin Baillaud was appointed president of the First Executive Committee of the International Astronomical Union which met in Brussels during the Constitutive Assembly of the International Research Council (IRC) on July 28th, 1919. He served in this position until 1922, at the time of the First General Assembly of the IAU which took place in Rome, May 2–10. At that time, Baillaud was director of the Paris Observatory. He had previously been director of the Toulouse Observatory for a period of 30 years and Dean of the School of Sciences of the University of Toulouse. He specialized in celestial mechanics and he was a strong supporter of the “Carte du Ciel” project; he was elected chairman of the permanent international committee of the Carte du Ciel in 1909. He also was the founding president of the Bureau International de l’Heure (BIH) and he was directly involved in the coordination of the ephemerides at an international level. In this paper, we present some of his activities, particularly those concerning international programmes, for which he received international recognition and which eventually led to his election in 1919 to the position of first president of the IAU. We also briefly recount the very first meetings and years of the IAU.

The First Reinforced Concrete Structures in Urban Renewal in an Italian Provincial City

2010 ◽  
Vol 133-134 ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Maria Paola Gatti ◽  
Giorgio Cacciaguerra
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Research Group ◽  
The Other ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Structures ◽  
Provincial City ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

For reinforced concrete, we may consider two histories: one focuses on the influence reinforced concrete has exerted on the process of renewal of the architecture of twentieth century; the other pertains to the manners in which the development of this material effectively came about in various geographic areas. The research group at the University of Trento analysed the complex of military constructions produced in the city, and, specifically, it undertook in-depth study of the manner in which the use of reinforced concrete spread to civilian architecture.

scholarly journals ‘Between life and death’: On land, silence and liberation in the capital city

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan F. De Beer
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
The Other ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Life And Death ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

This article reflects on the unfinished task of liberation – as expressed in issues of land – and drawing from the work of Franz Fanon and the Durban-based social movement Abahlali baseMjondolo. It locates its reflections in four specific sites of struggle in the City of Tshwane, and against the backdrop of the mission statement of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria, as well as the Capital Cities Research Project based in the same university. Reflecting on the ‘living death’ of millions of landless people on the one hand, and the privatisation of liberation on the other, it argues that a liberating praxis of engagement remains a necessity in order to break the violent silences that perpetuate exclusion.

scholarly journals American Astronomers in Belgium, 1919: Snapshots from the Founding of the IAU

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (S349) ◽  
pp. 406-418
Author(s):  
James M. Lattis ◽  
Anthony J. Lattis
Keyword(s):  
Executive Committee ◽  
Research Council ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Council Meeting ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The University

AbstractThe USA delegation to the July 1919 International Research Council meeting in Brussels included Joel Stebbins, then professor of astronomy and observatory director at the University of Illinois, as secretary of the executive committee appointed by the National Research Council. Stebbins, an avid photographer, documented the travels of their party as the American astronomers attended the meeting and later toured devastated towns, scarred countryside, and battlefields only recently abandoned. Published reports of the meeting afterward attest to the impression left on the American visitors, and the photographs by Stebbins give us a glimpse through their own eyes. Selected photographs, recently discovered in the University of Wisconsin Archives and never before publicly seen, will be presented along with some commentary on their significance for the International Astronomical Union, which took shape at that 1919 meeting.

scholarly journals Preface

1974 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. XI-XIII
Author(s):  
Gordon Newkirk
Keyword(s):  
High Altitude ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Astronomical

This Symposium was held at Surfer's Paradise, Queensland, Australia, from 7 to 11 September 1973. The Organizing Committee, chaired by J. P. Wild, consisted of A. Boischot, A. Bruzek, J. T. Jefferies, G. Newkirk, T. Takakura, and V. V. Zheleznyakov. We are indebted to the Local Organizing Commettee, chaired by S. F. Smerd and including R. G. Giovanelli, R. E. Loughhead, N. G. Seddon, K. V. Sheridan, and J. P. Wild, for advice in preparing this volume as well as for the smooth arrangement of the sessions. In addition, the session chairmen and reporters are to be thanked for their assistance in preparing the recorded discussions. It is a pleasure to thank Mrs R. Toevs and Mr A. Csoeke-Poeckh of High Altitude Observatory for assistance in editing these Proceedings. The financial aid for the Symposium afforded by the International Astronomical Union, the Ian Potter Foundation of Melbourne, and the Sunshine Foundation of Melbourne, as well as generous assistance of the CSIRO Divisions of Physics and Radiophysics is gratefully acknowledged.

scholarly journals Fifteen years of “Sonderforschungsbereich” in Heidelberg: Research on circumstellar matter

1987 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
B. Baschek
Keyword(s):  
Circumstellar Matter ◽  
General Concept ◽  
International Astronomical Union ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Stellar Astronomy ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
International Astronomical ◽  
Astronomical Research ◽  
Important Time ◽  
The University

At the end of this year, the Sonderforschungsbereich (Special Collaborative Programme) no. 132 on “Theoretical and Observational Stellar Astronomy” in Heidelberg will terminate after fifteen years. Although 15 years are only 2 1/2 per cent of the age of the University of Heidelberg, which is celebrating its 600 th anniversary this year, they are nevertheless a long and important time for astronomical research in Heidelberg. On the occasion of the termination of the Sonderforschungsbereich, we are now given the opportunity to present an essential part of its research, namely that on circumstellar matter at an international conference, and we are grateful to the International Astronomical Union that this could be realized, and that we can welcome here so many participants to this Symposium. As the Speaker of our Sonderforschungsbereich I would like to briefly introduce to you the general concept of the institution of an SFB and give an overview over its structure and research activities.

Salsa Crossings: Dancing Latinidad in Los Angeles

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
Celeste Fraser Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Graduate Studies ◽  
Social Dance ◽  
Saturday Night ◽  
The Many ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

It appears to be a ritual among salsa dance scholars to open by sharing a personal salsa experience. I will follow their lead: My introduction to Los Angeles–style salsa came on a Saturday night in the spring of 1999, when I had the pleasure of taking a tour of the city's salsa scene with dance scholar Juliet McMains. Already an established professional ballroom dancer, McMains was just beginning her graduate studies at the University of California–Riverside where I was visiting faculty, having recently co-edited a collection on Latin/o American social dance. Lucky for me, McMains was among the many brilliant students who enrolled in my class on race and dance. The night of our tour, she invited a handsome friend and fellow ballroom dancer to partner first one of us, then the other, throughout the night. He drove us around the city as we stopped at a cramped restaurant-turned-nightclub in a strip mall, at a glamorous ballroom in Beverly Hills, then ended the night downtown at a massive disco in a former movie palace, the Mayan nightclub.

scholarly journals Prediksi Kebutuhan Data Mahasiswa Untuk Kuliah Daring Kondisi Covid-19 Di Jurusan Teknik Elektro Universitas Mataram

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Made Sutha Yadnya ◽  
Ni Luh Sinar Ayu Ratna Dewi ◽  
Sudi Maryanto Al Sasongko ◽  
Rosmaliati Rosmaliati ◽  
Abdulah Zainuddin
Keyword(s):  
Sharp Increase ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Lombok Island

In the covid-19 condition, lectures at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Mataram University changed from a face-to-face process to via the Internet. T here will be a very sharp increase in demand. The use of data initially provided by the University of Mataram using a free hotspot network turned into a burden on lecturers and students. This research was conducted by sampling, general compulsory subjects, compulsory electrical courses, and compulsory expertise subjects. The distribution of variations of students domiciled in the City of Mataram and the other place coverage Lombok Island, within NTB and outside NTB. The results obtained are as follows: students who still survive in Mataram City are 17% (10.5 GB), Lombok Island 48% (8.1 GB), outside Lonbok Island 27% (4.8 GB), and outside NTB 8% (15 GB). Keyword : covid-19; lectures; online

scholarly journals The university, the city and the clown: A theological essay on solidarity, mutuality and prophecy

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan De Beer
Keyword(s):  
Public University ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Liberation Theologian

This essay is informed by five different but interrelated conversations all focusing on the relationship between the city and the university. Suggesting the clown as metaphor, I explore the particular role of the activist scholar, and in particular the liberation theologian that is based at the public university, in his or her engagement with the city. Considering the shackles of the city of capital and its twin, the neoliberal university, on the one hand, and the city of vulnerability on the other, I then propose three clown-like postures of solidarity, mutuality and prophecy to resist the shackles of culture and to imagine and embody daring alternatives.

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