Astronomy Communication

by Heck, Andre; Madsen, Claus

• ISBN13: 9781402013454
• ISBN10: 1402013450
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Astronomers communicate all the time, with colleagues of course, but also with managers and administrators, with decision makers and takers, with social representatives, with the news media, and with society at large. Education is naturally part of the process. Astronomy communication must take into account several specifics: the astronomy community is rather compact and well organized world-wide; astronomy has penetrated the general public remarkably well with an extensive network of associations and organizations of aficionados all over the world. Also, as a result of the huge amount of data accumulated and by necessity for their extensive international collaborations, astronomers have pioneered the development of distributed resources, electronic communications and networks coupled to advanced methodologies and technologies, often long before they become commonly used world-wide. This book is filling a gap in the astronomy-related literature by providing a set of chapters not only of direct interest to astronomy communication, but also well beyond it. The experts contributing to this book have done their best to write in a way understandable to readers not necessarily hyperspecialized in astronomy nor in communication techniques while providing specific detailed information, as well as plenty of pointers and bibliographic elements. This book will be very useful for researchers, teachers, editors, publishers, librarians, computer scientists, sociologists of science, research planners and strategists, project managers, public-relations officers, plus those in charge of astronomy-related organizations, as well as for students aiming at a career in astronomy or related space science.

Table of Contents

Foreword
(H.A. Abt/KPNO)	vii
Editorial
(Editors)	1	(2)
Public Communication of Astronomy
(C. Madsen & R.M. West/ESO)	3	(16)
Communicating Astronomy to the Media
(S.P. Maran/NASA GSFC et al.)	19	(12)
The Public Communication of Science and Technology and International Networking	31	(12)
(P. Catapano/CERN et al.)
Science on Television
(R. Taylor/York Films)	43	(12)
Astronomy on Television
(N. Henbest/Pioneer Prod.)	55	(12)
Astronomy and Space Science in the European Print Media
(C. Madsen/ESO)	67	(54)
115 Years of Communicating Astronomy: Education and Outreach at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific	121	(18)
(A. Fraknoi/Foothill Coll. & ASP)
The Hubble Space Telescope Education and Outreach Program
(I. Griffin/STScI)	139	(18)
Doing it Without Electrons: Innovative Resources for Promoting Astronomy and Science in a Developing Country	157	(20)
(C. Rijsdijk/SAAO)
The EAAE: Promoting Astronomy Education in Europe	177	(12)
(F. Wagner & R.M. Ros/EAAE)
Astronomy Education in Europe: Studies Among Teachers and High-School Students	189	(14)
(A. Bacher/Univ. Innsbruck)
Astronomy Professional Communication
(A. Heck/Strasbourg Obs.)	203	(18)
Writing a Clear and Engaging Paper for All Astronomers
(L. Sage/Nature)	221