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SPRINGER PRAXIS BOOKS STATE OF THE UNIVERSE 2...

The aim of the State of the Universe annuals is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable
for the popular science level reader to be published every September. The book will cover all
major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the
longer term goals of astronomers and astrophysicists around the world. The aim is to capture
the excitement and vibrancy of modern astronomical research. This section also includes web
links for all major news stories  providing a bridge between the public news stories and the
actual research web sites. The invited contributions which make up the second half of the
annual each year will cover a variety of topics and are written to appeal to a wide readership.
These are written by leading astronomers or science writers. TOC:Authors Preface.- Monthly
News.- American Astronomical Society Conference update: Martin Ratcliffe.- Features.- The state
of the universe: James Kaler.- Topic under review: Carolyn C Petersen.- Formation of planetary
systems: James Graham and Paul Kalas.- Chandra review: Wallace Tucker.- NRAO story: David
Finlay.- Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Timothy Beers.- The state of the Hubble Space Telescope
(servicing mission): Chris Blades.- The state of funding for science: Phil Plait.- Scale of the
Universe: Alex Filippenko.- 400 years of the Telescope: Roger Angel.- Star formation: Lisa
Rebull.- Current Optical Telescopes.- Future Telescopes.- Current Radio  IR and Sub-millimeter
Telescopes.- Future Radio  IR and Sub-millimeter Telescopes.- Optical Interferometers.- Space
observatories.

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