Fundamental Astronomy
Fundamental Astronomy gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the various fields of classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences. The present revised and enlarged third edition of this successful textbook includes a host of new knowledge acquired in recent years. In particular the chapters on observations and on the ph…
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- Full title :Fundamental Astronomy / edited by Hannu Karttunen, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja, Markku Poutanen, Karl Johan Donner.
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Fundamental Astronomy gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the various fields of classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences. The present revised and enlarged third edition of this successful textbook includes a host of new knowledge acquired in recent years. In particular the chapters on observations and on the physics of the Sun have been thoroughly revised.
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- Publication Date:1996.
- Edition:Third rev. and enlarged edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Place of Publication:Berlin, Heidelberg
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1996.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 542 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783662032152, 3662032155
- oclc:ocn851366369
- LC Classification:QB4
- Dewey Decimal:520
Table of Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Spherical Astronomy -- 3. Observations and Instruments -- 4. Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes -- 5. Radiation Mechanisms -- 6. Temperatures -- 7. Celestial Mechanics -- 8. The Solar System -- 9. Stellar Spectra -- 10. Binary Stars and Stellar Masses -- 11. Stellar Structure -- 12. Stellar Evolution -- 13. The Sun -- 14. Variable Stars -- 15. Compact Stars -- 16. The Interstellar Medium -- 17. Star Clusters and Associations -- 18. The Milky Way -- 19. Galaxies -- 20. Cosmology -- Appendix A. Mathematics -- B. Quantum Mechanics -- C. Theory of Relativity -- D. Radio Astronomy Fundamentals -- E. Tables -- Answers to Exercises -- Further Reading -- Photograph Credits -- Name and Subject Index -- Colour Supplement.
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