Dossier Personnel André HECK - Observatoire Astronomique de ...

“Astronomer André Heck at the Strasbourg Observatory [...] has encouraged
the scientific community to go beyond traditional publishing and provide a wide variety
of information in various forms. As both a publishing astronomer and a database provider,
Heck stresses the need to maintain the quality of information on the World-Wide Web.
It is not enough to prepare the input information with great care, he insists.
It is also essential to maintain files and archives in a usable state once you have them.
[P. Boyce & H. Dalterio, Physics Today 49 (January 1996) 42-47]
“I commend this volume to all as essential, urgent reading.”
[D. McNally, Observatory 118 (1998), on the book
Electronic Publishing for Physics and Astronomy (cf. pp. 23 & 65)]
[...]
“Une belle brochette de ‘premières’ : première comète de l’année, première comète
découverte à l’Observatoire de Haute Provence, et première comète découverte
par un membre de l’Institut d’Astrophysique de Liège.”
[Le Soir, janvier 1973, sur la Comète Heck-Sause 1973a (cf. p. 36)]
[...]
“In gratitude for the exceptional contributions made by André Heck to the 18.5
years of science operations of the International Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite.”
[Recognition by the European Space Agency (1997) (cf. pp. 33 & 16)]
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“A very valuable tool for everybody involved in the astronomical community,
and especially for librarians.”
[F. Martines, Osservatorio di Palermo (June 2005),
on the StarPages (cf. pp. 28 & 93)]
“Une Oeuvre Monumentale.”
[DNA (septembre 2004),
à propos de StarGuides Plus et StarBriefs Plus (cf. pp. 28, 59 & 61)]
“You are providing a wonderful service and it is much appreciated.
As an Astrophysical Journal Editor, I need this more than you can imagine.”
[S.N. Shore (December 2001), on the StarPages (cf. pp. 28 & 93)]
“Such a work you did (and still do) is very important for the community
because it brings people together.”
[R. Supper, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (October 2001),
on the StarPages (cf. pp. 28 & 93)]
“If there were a ‘yellow pages’ of astronomy, this massive book would be it.”
[Sky & Telescope (April 2001), on the directory StarGuides 2001 (cf. pp. 28 & 61)]
“I’ve tried other databases, but Starbits is the most complete (of course sometimes
it’s hard to choose among the many possibilities – an embarassment of riches!).”
[St. Hutchings, Lockheed Martin Corp. (August 1997) on the StarPages (cf. pp. 28 & 93)]
“André is a superb collector and organizer of astronomical information.”
[D.C. Wells (February 1994), on the StarPages (cf. pp. 28 & 93)]
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