TY - BOOK ID - 2533184 TI - Frontiers of space and ground-based astronomy : the astrophysics of the 21st century AU - Wamsteker, Willem AU - Longair, Malcolm S. AU - Kondo, Yoji AU - ESLAB symposium AU - Centre européen de recherches et de technologie spatiales PY - 1994 VL - 187 SN - 0792325273 9401043418 9401107947 PB - Dordrecht : ©1994 Kluwer Academic, DB - UniCat KW - 521.03 KW - Space astronomy KW - -Astronomy KW - -Astrophysics KW - -Astronomical physics KW - Astronomy KW - Cosmic physics KW - Physics KW - Physical sciences KW - Space sciences KW - Astronautics in astronomy KW - Theoretical astronomy. Celestial mechanics--?.03 KW - Congresses KW - Astrophysics KW - Congresses. KW - -Theoretical astronomy. Celestial mechanics--?.03 KW - 521.03 Theoretical astronomy. Celestial mechanics--?.03 KW - Astrophysique. KW - Astronomie spatiale. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2533184 AB - The proceedings of the XXVIIth ESLAB symposium presents a comprehensive review of the status of astrophysics and cosmology today. The book presents an outstanding insight into the current and future fundamental problems which will be addressed by the scientists in the 21st century. The accomplishments of the golden decades, in which many new observing windows have been opened to all astronomers through space exploration, the 4-meter class ground telescopes and interferometric techniques at radio wavelengths, are highlighted concisely and understandably. The state of our theoretical understanding of the Universe, extending from the nearby interstellar medium (the Solar Bubble) out to the very early stages of the Universe, and the importance of gravitational lenses are illustrated in lucid reviews. A set of beautiful color pictures from recent experiments illustrates the future of observational astronomy. The reviews are comprehensive and are at a level suitable for professional astronomers who want to remain informed about the fields beyond their specialties, for students at graduate and undergraduate level, as well as for decision makers who need to understand the importance of the scientific challenges which will require support in the future. ER -