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Twentieth-century milestones in the history of the Russian ephemeris service: Marking 100 years of the Calculation Institute and astronomical yearbook

Authors :
Viktor Abramovich Shor
Source :
Journal for the History of Astronomy. 52:325-351
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
SAGE Publications, 2021.

Abstract

This is the history of how the Russian ephemeris service for major and minor bodies of the solar system was created and developed to provide necessary data for the needs of astronomy, as well as ground-based, sea, and space navigation. The background of this presentation is various astronomical events described, as well as the life events of the institutions where the service was carried out.

Details

ISSN :
17538556 and 00218286
Volume :
52
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........62301f47987d9473faaa90340830294d