Table of Contents

Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory and its Multinational History.- Strasbourg Observatory in German Times.- The Observatory of the Emperor Wilhelm University: the People Behind the Documents.- Strasbourg Observatory in World War II.- Strasbourg Observatory: A Breeding Place for French Astronomical Instrumentation in the 20TH Century.- Walter F. Wislicenus and Modern Astronomical Bibliography.- The Nebular Research of Carl Wirtz.- Paul Muller (1910–2000).- Vistas into the CDS Genesis.- The Stellar Data Center: Origins and Early Beginnings (1972–1974).- The Hipparcos Project at Strasbourg Observatory.- Strasbourg Observatory and the Astronomische Gesellschaft.- Strasbourg Observatory and Astronomical Events in the Regional Press in the Early 20TH Century.- The Coronelli Globe of Strasbourg Observatory.- Strasbourg Green Rays.- Strasbourg Observatory Council Members.- CDS Council Members.- Strasbourg Observatory Scientific Personnel (From Foundation to About Year 2000).- Strasbourg Observatory Institutional Publications.

Reviews

"Most of the documents circulating on the history of the Observatory and on related matters have however been so far very poorly referenced, if at all. This rendered necessary the compilation of a volume such as this one, offering fully-documented historical facts and references regarding the first decades of the Observatory's history, authored by both French and German specialists."
"This is the first and only work that gives such an extensive overview of the position of that important institute in teh development of European science." (ORION, No330, October 5/2005) "Un livre des plus interessants, a recommander." - Roger Ferlet , l'Astronomie - Novembre 2006 - vol. 120 "In this well-documented book, André Heck and his fourteen co-authors are retracing a unique and exemplary chapter of astronomical history, that of the Strasbourg Observatory, in heart of Alsace." "This book is altogether a fine survey of a bipolar observatory, as described by André Heck in the first chapter of his book." - Jean-Claude Pecker, The Observatory, Vol.127, No.1198 June 2007