Edited by : Oddbjorn Engvold,
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics University of Oslo, Norway
John Lattanzio,
Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics, Monash University, Victoria Australia
Bozena Czerny,
Copernicus Astronomical Center,Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
Rolf Stabell,
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics University of Oslo, Norway
History of Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Malcolm Sim Longair, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK
High Energy Astronomy from the Ground
Felix Aharonian, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies,Dublin,Ireland and Max Planck Institut fur Kernphysik, Germany
Observatories in Space
Catherine Turon, GEPI-UMR CNRS 8111, Observatoire de Paris, Section de Meudon, 92195 Meudon,France
Explorations in Space Astronomy in the Space Age
Erik Tandberg, Sondreveien 4 K, 0378 Oslo, Norway
The motion of celestial bodies
Kaare Aksnes, Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, Norway
Our Sun - the nearest star
Jack B. Zirker, NOAO, NSO, USA
Planets of our Solar System
Iwan P. Williams, Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Extra-Solar Planetary Systems
Alfred Vidal-Madjar, Institut d Astrophysique de Paris,UMR7095 CNRS,Universite Pierre & Marie Curie, France
The Physics of Stars
Christopher A. Tout, University of Cambridge, Institute of Astronomy, The Observatories, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England.
Single Stars
Sylvie D. Vauclair, Institut de Recherches en Astronomie et Planétologie, Université de Toulouse, Institut Universitaire de France, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Gérard P. Vauclair, Institut de Recherches en Astronomie et Planétologie, Université de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
The Milky Way Galaxy
James Binney, Physics Department, Oxford University, UK
Galaxies
K.C. Freeman, Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics, The Australian National University, Australia.
Active Galactic Nuclei
Suzy Collin, LUTH, Observatoire de Paris, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot; 5 Place Jules Janssen, 92190 Meudon, France
Bożena Czerny, N. Copernicus Astronomical Centre, Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
Dark Matter
Jaan Einasto, Tartu observatory, Estonia
Expansion of the Universe - Standard Big Bang Model
Matts Roos, Department of Physical Sciences and Department of Astronomy,University of Helsinki, Finland
"Let There be Light":The Emergence of Structures out of the Dark Ages in the Early Universe
Abraham (Avi) Loeb, Department of Astronomy,Harvard University, USA
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Marco Limongi, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, ITALY
Chemical Enrichment of the Universe by Stars
John Lattanzio, Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics,School of Mathematical Sciences,Monash University, Australia
Environmental Challenges in Astronomy
Paul Murdin, Institute of Astronomy,Cambridge, UK
Climate and Weather of the Sun - Earth System
Ilya Usoskin, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory and Department of Physical Sciences, University, of Oulu, Finland
Natalie Krivova, Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany
Physics of The Early Universe
M. Bartelmann, Universität Heidelberg, Zentrum für Astronomie, Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik Philosophenweg 12, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
C. Wetterich, Universität Heidelberg, Institut für Theoretische Physik, Philosophenweg 16, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany