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The Observatory Founded in 1877 by Sir William Christie, Astronomer Royal The Observatory Founded in 1877 by Sir William Christie, Astronomer Royal EditEd by D. J. SticklanD R. W. ARgyle S. J. Fossey eDitors 1877–2014 W. H. m. Christie 1877–1882 P. J. d. Gething 1954–1956 E. W. maunder 1881–1887 d. W. dewhirst 1956–1957 A. m. W. downing 1885–1887 A. Hewish 1957–1961 t. lewis 1885–1887 W. R. Hindmarsh 1957–1961 and 1893–1912 b. E. J. Pagel 1961–1962 A. A. Common 1888–1892 J. E. baldwin 1961–1962 H. H. turner 1888–1897 d. mcNally 1961–1963 H. P. Hollis 1893–1912 C. A. murray 1961–1966 S. Chapman 1913–1914 P. A. Wayman 1962–1964 A. S. Eddington 1913–1919 R. V. Willstrop 1963–1966 F. J. m. Stratton 1913–1925 R. F. Griffin 1963–1985 H. Spencer Jones 1915–1923 J. b. Alexander 1964–1965 J. Jackson 1920–1927 S. V. m. Clube 1965–1966 W. m. H. Greaves 1924–1932 K. b. Gebbie 1966–1968 J. A. Carroll 1926–1931 W. Nicholson 1966–1973 G. merton 1928 d. lynden-bell 1967–1969 W. H. Steavenson 1929–1933 C. Jordan 1968–1973 H. W. Newton 1929–1936 R. G. bingham 1969–1972 R. o. Redman 1932–1935 m. V. Penston 1972–1975 R. v. d. R. Woolley 1933–1939 S. J. burnell 1973–1976 W. H. mcCrea 1935–1937 d. H. P. Jones 1973–1977 H. F. Finch 1936–1947 P. J. Andrews 1975–1983 A. d. thackeray 1938–1942 G. G. Pooley 1976–1984 G. C. mcVittie 1938–1948 R. C. Smith 1977–1983 H. R. Hulme 1940–1941 A. R. King 1982–1989 d. S. Evans 1941–1945 d. J. Stickland 1983– A. Hunter 1943–1949 C. R. Jenkins 1984–1992 G. l. Camm 1945–1947 R. W. Hilditch 1985–1989 A. brown 1947–1948 m. G. Watson 1990–1991 m. A. Ellison 1947–1953 i. d. Howarth 1990–1997 G. J. Whitrow 1948–1950 A. Collier Cameron 1991–1997 E. m. burbidge 1948–1951 P. C. t. Rees 1992–1993 P. J. treanor 1949–1953 b. J. boyle 1993–1996 J. G. Porter 1950–1960 R. W. Argyle 1996– m. W. ovenden 1951–1952 P. t. o’brien 1997–2000 P. A. Sweet 1953–1957 S. J. Fossey 1998– R. H. Garstang 1953–1960 VolumE 134 2014 December 2014 Index.indd 1 03/11/2014 16:23 ii The Observatory AUTHoR iNdEX Page numbers in italics refer to reviews Abdelhafez, N. ........……..................... 339 Kewley, l. ....………..….………………. 170 Achilleos, N. ....……............................ 293 Kniaznev, A. yu. ...….………………….. 206 Alsaeed, N. ....…….............................. 339 Koechlin, l. .....……..….………………. 267 Argyle, R. W. ....……....................... 287, 374 Kravtsov, V. V. ....…...….………………. 206 barlow, m. ........................................... 163 lawrence, A. ......…….......….…………. 231 berdnikov, l. N. ................................. 206 leatherbarrow, W. .....……….…………. 381 betts, J. ............................................... 99 li, b. ….........…………………………... 52 biller, b. ............................................. 381 longair, m. .........…….……..…………. 213 binney, J. ............................................. 44 bond, P. .......……............................ 41, 227 massolt, J. W. ...….……..………………. 231 bonneau, d. ....…….......……............... 267 matsuura, m. ...…...…….……………. 385 burchell, m. J. ..................................... 243 mcKim, R. ...………………………... 225, 296 mcNally, d. ...…..………………………. 90 Caballero, J. A. ..…...…...………….. 273, 348 mitton, S. .............................. 222, 367, 373 Chapman, A. ...................................... 158 montes, d. .............………...…………. 348 Coles, P. ................…...…...…………... 292 Cortés-Contreras, m. ...….…………….. 348 Napier, W. ...............…......……………. 222 Cowley, S. ....................................... 87, 384 Nicholl, m. ...…......…..........…………. 106 Crawford, i. .............................. 145, 303, 375 Nussbaumer, i. ...…..........……………. 216 Cruise, A. ............………...........……… 384 o’Connor, t. ...…....……...….............. 4 dambis, A. K. ..............…………......... 206 olsen, N. ...….....………………………. 305 davis, R. J. ...…….....…………............. 237 osmaston, m. F. ...…..……….............. 33 donaldson Hanna, K. .......………........ 308 dunlop, S. ...………………………... 224, 294 Page, C. ...…...........…………..…... 155, 156 Peacock, J. A. ...........….………………. 86 Fossey, S. ...…….…….........…………… 310 Penny, A. J. ...………..…………………. 77 Foulger, G. ....………...…………………. 79 Phillipps, S. ...…........…………..…... 88, 148 Francis, C. ..…….……...………………. 366 Prieur, J.-l. .....……..…………………. 267 † Fraser, G. ..…….……...………………. 149 Prsa, A. ...…........………………………. 314 Fraser, H. .........………………………... 164 Rivet, J.-P. ...............….………….....… 267 Gili, R. ...…….………........…………….. 267 Robson, E. i. ....……....……………..…. 3 Glasse, A. ..…………………........……... 43 Glesener, l. ......……….........…………. 168 Sarkar, S. ...………………...………….. 95 Gough, d. ...…...........……………... 382, 383 Schwartz, S. ...……………...…….......... 300 Graham, J. ....………........…………….. 241 Sefako, R. ...………..…..………………. 206 Griffin, R. E. m. ................................ 85, 234 Sims, m. ....……………....……………. 378 Griffin, R. F. ............. 14, 57, 109, 172, 245, 316 Smith, G. H. ....…………………………. 195 Grindrod, P. ...........…………………….. 239 Smith, R. C. ...………………................. 141 Guessoum, N. ........…………………….. 339 Southwood, d. .…..……………………. 1 Sterken, C. ...….…...………................. 223 Hannah, i. .……….……....……………... 102 Stickland, d. J. ............… 40, 47, 80, 90, 388 Heavens, A. .................................... 149, 220 Swinbank, m. .....………………………. 93 Heck, A. .….......…….…………………... 288 Helbig, P. .................................. 35, 76, 138 tatum, J. b. ...….……….......…… 82, 83, 229 146, 150, 214, 217, 301, 370, 376, 377 tolstoy, E. ...….......………....………….. 97 Hilditch, R. W. .….……………………... 369 trimble, V. …………… 37, 38, 45, 139, 146, 220, Holme, R. ...…….………………………. 161 221, 233, 235, 291, 300, 372, 374, 386, 387 Howarth, i. d. ...…………….............… 232 Hughes, d. W. .................................. 41, 78, Vakili, F. ..………………...........………. 267 227, 289, 296, 298, 299, 380 van dishoeck, E. ..…………..…………. 9 van der Sluijs, m. ..………....…………. 210 ingram, A. .……....….…………………... 104 Walker, E. N. ......…..…………………... 228 Jackson, J. ....…....…..………………….. 166 Watson, A. A. ...….….....…..........…….. 42 James, P. ..…………..………………….. 210 Watson, F. .....……………….....………. 88 Jones, d. H. P. .……….………………... 81 White, R. ...…………….......………….. 55 Joy, K. .……….…….…….......………... 50 Wilkins, d. R. ...…......…..........…..….. 47 Williams, d. A. ....…....…..........……... 148 Kay, J. ...…...……………………............ 89 Williams, P. m. ...…......…..........…….. 144 Kennedy, K. ...…...……………………... 290 Willis, A. J. ...….….....…..........…....….. 39 Kent, b. ...…..………….......…………... 153 Zarnecki, J. .................................... 295, 379 December 2014 Index.indd 2 03/11/2014 16:23 Index to Volume 134 iii Subject iNdEX Astrometry: Comment on a test for lutz–Kelker bias in pulsar parallax measurements (C. Francis) …..... 366 Astronomy Policy: the AStRoNEt science vision and infrastructure roadmap (E. i. Robson) …...................... 3 the StFC roadshow — ‘Seeing the universe in all its light’ (t. o’Connor) …...................... 4 black Holes: Understanding X-ray reflection as a probe of accreting black holes (d. R. Wilkins) …........... 47 Clocks: the Royal Astronomical Society’s Harrison-clock project (J. betts) ….................................. 99 Comets: Cometary delivery of volatiles to the moon: what can we learn in the laboratory? (m. burchell) ….............................................................................................................. 243 Correspondence: An important experiment; reply to Phillip Helbig (m. F. osmaston) …................................ 33 Reply to mr. osmaston concerning the nature of the redshift (P. Helbig) …......................... 76 A classic problem concluded (P. Helbig) .…......................................................…………... 138 Revisiting the colour of Saturn as perceived in antiquity (P. James & m. van der Sluijs) ....… 210 Comment on a test for lutz–Kelker bias in pulsar parallax measurements (C. Francis) ........ 366 Where is Fred Hoyle’s ‘Pale blue dot’ prediction of 1948? (S. mitton) …..........……………. 367 on a compilation error and some unjustified criticisms (R. W. Hilditch) .............................. 369 Cosmic microwave background: Planck results and Jodrell bank university of manchester's contribution (R. J. davis) ........… 237 Cosmology: Numerical simulations for theories of dark energy (b. li) . .....….…...............…………......... 52 Planck results and Jodrell bank university of manchester’s contribution (R. J. davis) ......... 237 dark Energy: Numerical simulations for theories of dark energy (b. li) . ......….................…………......... 52 Exoplanets: The GEMINI Planet Imager: early science results (J. Graham) …......................................... 241 Galaxies: Galaxies under the cosmic microscope: resolving the dynamics, star formation, and chemistry of high-redshift galaxies (m. Swinbank) …............................................................................ 93 Galactic palaeontology (E. tolstoy) …................................................................................. 97 Galaxy evolution in 3d (l. Kewley) …............................................................................... 170 Geophysics: Building the dynamic crust of iceland by rifting and volcanism (R. White) …..................…. 55 Seismic evidence for shallow gas-escape features associated with a retreating gas-hydrate zone offshore West Svalbard (S. Sarkar) ....................………………..................…….................. 95 Characterization and implications of intradecadal variations in length of day (R. Holme) .... 161
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