Screen LibraryAstronomy methods：a physical approach to astronomical observations
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 433 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
052136440X 0521535514 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | P1 |
| CLC: | P1 |
| Call Number: | P1/B812 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-417) and index. Astronomy through the centuries -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Coordinate systems and charts -- Gravity, celestial motions, and time -- Telescopes -- Detectors and statistics -- Multiple telescope interferometry -- Point-like and extended sources -- Properties and distances of celestial objects -- Absorption and scattering of photons -- Spectra of electromagnetic radiation -- Astronomy beyond photons. |