File: Astrophysics and Space Science

Scope and Content

Correspondence from a folder labelled 'Astrophysics and Space Science'. Material relates to contributions of manuscripts to the science journals Astrophysics and Space Science and Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Material includes correspondence between Editor-in-Chief, ZK, co-Editors and academics regarding research papers for the journal. Also, correspondence regarding the Fort Belvoir 6 year developmental programme and Photography of Relativistically Moving Objects.

Founded by ZK, and for many years edited by him, Astronomy and Astrophysics is an annual science journal which brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. The journal was usually referred to as 'Advances'.

Also a folder marked 'Structures of Terrestrial Planets' containing a manuscript, The Structures of the Terrestrial Planets by R. A. Lyttleton, F.R.S., Research Associate Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA and Professor of Theoretical Astronomy, Cambridge University, England. The paper was published in Astro, July 1977, Volume 49, Issue 2.

Other material includes: tables of contents for Optimum Orbitals for Molecular Calculations and Scattering of Electrons by Diatomic Molecules; draft of an article 'Photography of Relativistically Moving Objects' by A. W. Guess; and subject index for Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics journal, Volumes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9; partial review of Advances Volume IV; and suggestions for making subject indexes.