1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965494703321

Titolo

Information handling in astronomy : historical vistas / / edited by Andre Heck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht, : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c2003

ISBN

0-306-48080-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 298 p.)

Collana

Astrophysics and space science library ; ; v. 285

Altri autori (Persone)

HeckA (André)

Disciplina

520/.1/4

Soggetti

Astronomy - Data processing

Communication in astronomy

Information storage and retrieval systems - Astronomy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Half a Century of Intense Maturation -- Evolution of Time Measurement in Astronomy -- Evolution of Data Processing in Optical Astronomy — A Personal Account -- IHAP: Image Handling and Processing System -- FITS: A Remarkable Achievement in Information Exchange -- The Munich Image Data Analysis System -- AIPS, the VLA, and the VLBA -- Changes in Astronomical Publications During the 20th Century -- The Evolution and Role of the Astronomical Library and Librarian -- The Development of the Astronomy Digital Library -- From Early Directories to Current Yellow-Page Services -- Pre-College Astronomy Education in the United States in the Twentieth Century -- The Birth and Evolution of the Planetarium -- The Changing Role of the IAU in Providing and Organizing Information -- Was the Carte du Ciel an Obstruction to the Development of Astrophysics in Europe? -- Amateur Data and Astronomical Discoveries in the 20th Century.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is dedicated to the memory of Gisèle Mersch whose life ended prematurely in June 2002. Back in the 1970's, when few people were using them, Gisèle introduced me to the arcane secrets of then advanced multivariate statistical methodologies. I was already involved in more classical statistical studies undertaken at Paris Observatory with Jean Jung: developing and applying maxim- likelihood algorithms to stellar photometric and kinematic data in order to derive absolute



luminosities, distances and velocities in the solar neighborhood. But what could be envisaged with those methodologies was something of another dimension: for the first time, I could really see how to extract information from massive amounts of data without calling for elaborated physical or mechanical theories. Several pioneering applications were developed under Gisèle’s guidance and with her collaboration to study the delicate interface between spectroscopic and photometric data. Thus errors in spectral classifications were investigated as well as predictions of spectral classifications from pho- metric indices (see Heck 1976, Heck et al. 1977, Heck & Mersch 1980 and Mersch & Heck 1980), with very interesting results for the time. Gisèle also took part in studies of period determination algorithms (see Mersch & Heck 1981, Manfroid et al. 1983 and Heck et al. 1985).

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958841303321

Autore

Smith Brian L (Brian Lawrence), <1972->

Titolo

3ds max design architectural visualization : for intermediate users / / Brian L. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, Mass. : , : Focal Press, , 2011

ISBN

9786613320247

9781136146787

1136146784

9781283320245

128332024X

9780240821207

0240821203

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (561 p.)

Disciplina

006.696

Soggetti

Computer animation

Architecture - Computer-aided design

Architectural rendering - Computer simulation

Three-dimensional display systems

Computer graphics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Working with architectural drawings -- pt. 2. Creating building elements -- pt. 3. Creating site elements -- pt. 4. Mental ray -- pt. 5. Advanced visualization techniques -- pt. 6. Efficient 3D workflow.

Sommario/riassunto

Learn time-saving techniques and tested production-ready tips for maximum speed and efficiency in creating professional-level architectural visualizations in 3ds Max. Move from intermediate to an advanced level with specific and comprehensive instruction with this collaboration from nine different authors from around the world. Get their experience and skills in this full-color book, which not only teaches more advanced features, but also demonstrates the practical applications of those features to get readers ready for a real production environment. Fully updated for the most recent version o