Literature 1997, Part 1, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998 Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts Series, Vol. 67

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world. Two volumes are scheduled to appear per year. Volume 67 records 10,903 papers covering besides the classical fields of astronomy and astrophysics such matters as space flights related to astronomy, lunar and planetary probes and satellites, meteorites and interplanetary matter, X rays and cosmic rays, quasars and pulsars. The abstracts are classified under more than one hundred subject categories thus permitting quick surveying of the bulk of material published on the same topic within six months. For instance, this volume records 119 papers on minor planets, 155 papers on supernovae, and 554 papers on cosmology.

Contents: Part A: Introduction.- Concordance Relation: PHYS-AAA.- Abbreviations.- Periodicals, Proceedings, Books, Activities.- Applied Mathematics, Physics.- Astronomical Instruments and Techniques.- Positional Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics.- Space Research.- Theoretical Astrophysics.- Sun.- Earth.- Planetary System. Part B: Stars.- Interstellar Matter, Nebulae.- Radio Sources, X-ray Sources, Cosmic Rays.- Stellar Systems, Galaxy, Extragalactic Objects, Cosmology.- Author Index, Subject Index, Object Index.