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On the Use of Natural References

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

N. Capitaine ,
B. Guinot  and
J. Souchay
N. Capitaine
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, F-75014, Paris
B. Guinot
Affiliation:
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, F-92310, Sèvres
J. Souchay
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Paris, F-75014, Paris

Abstract

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The catalogues of positions of radio-sources obtained by VLBI, their link with precise and dense star catalogues (HIPPARCOS) and the atomic time open an era where “natural” references in space and time will be quasi-ideal. Are our traditional concepts and usages adapted to this new situation?

Type
Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 7: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XIXth General Assembly of the IAU, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 97 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

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