The Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy consists of the three observatories in Romania, located in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, and Timisoara. The institute describes its history, instruments, buildings, meetings, personnel, and its publication entitled "Romanian Astronomical Journal."

All papers have been peer reviewed. This conference was organized for an anniversary moment to bring together scientists from the main fields of astrophysics and space science. It was a celebration of the 50 years from the start of the solar observations at Bucharest Observatory and the beginning of astrophysics research in Romania. Topics discussed include: solar atmosphere, magnetic structure on the Sun, solar and stellar winds, waves, oscillations and cyclicities, astroseismology, stellar astrophysics, and extragalactic astronomy and cosmology.

The Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy celebrated its centenary in April 2008. It was the best opportunity for the organization of an anniversary international conference, with more than 100 participants, which provided a forum for a detailed presentation of the scientific results obtained in this long period of time, as well as for an ample exchange of scientific ideas with researchers of the European and international astronomical community. The conference “Exploring The Solar System and The Universe” was the most important astronomical scientific meeting ever organized in Romania. Its main goal was twofold: to bring the state-of-art Romanian astronomical research to the attention of the international astronomical community, and to gather together outstanding specialists, in order to provide a general image of what today’s astronomy means. It has covered all fields approached by Romanian astronomy (celestial mechanics, astrometry, solar physics, stellar astrophysics, extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, astronomy history, education, and development), which are part of modern astronomical research. Among the more than 100 participants from 23 countries all over the world, the conference has gathered together many top specialists in the aforementioned domains.

State-of-the-art review of the growing field of astrometry, for researchers and graduate students.

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'I Did It' Mathematics, an activity-based and interactive course, has been prepared in conformity with the latest NCERT syllabus and the National Curriculum Framework (2005). It presents mathematical concepts in a logical and comprehensive manner and with high degree of clarity. It also encourages students to think, discuss and assimilate ideas and concepts with great ease. The simple and lucid manner of presentation of contents coupled with large number of illustrative examples facilitate easy grasp of concepts. The in-text activities in the books provide opportunity to students to relate mathematical concepts with everyday life. Key Features - Well-graded and thematically organised units - Topics and activities linked to learner's everyday life - Large number of questions in the exercises, including word problems - Overview to help teachers develop comprehensive lesson plans - Maths Lab Activities to reinforce the concepts learnt in each chapter

IAU Symposium 259 presents the first interdisciplinary, comprehensive review of the role of cosmic magnetic fields, involving astronomers and physicists from across the community. Offering both theoretical and observational topics ranging from Earth's habitability to the origin of the universe, this is an invaluable summary for researchers and graduate students.