Astronomical Spectrographs And Their History

Author : John Hearnshaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521882575
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomical Spectrographs and Their History written by John Hearnshaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomical spectrographs analyse light emitted by the Sun, stars, galaxies and other objects in the Universe, and have been used in astronomy since the early nineteenth century. This book provides a comprehensive account of spectrographs from an historical perspective, from their theory and development over the last two hundred years, to the recent advances of the early twenty-first century. The author combines the theoretical principles behind astronomical spectrograph design with their historical development. Spectrographs of all types are considered, with prism, grating or grism dispersing elements. Included are Cassegrain, coudé, prime focus, échelle, fibre-fed, ultraviolet, nebular, objective prism, multi-object instruments and those which are ground-based, on rockets and balloons or in space. The book contains several tables listing the most significant instruments, around 900 references, and over 150 images, making it an indispensable reference for professional astronomers, graduate students, advanced amateur astronomers, and historians of science.

Author : J. B. Hearnshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781139092814
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astronomical Spectrographs and Their History written by J. B. Hearnshaw and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indispensable reference on the historical development of spectrographs for advanced amateur and professional astronomers, graduate students, and historians of science.

Author : John B. Hearnshaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107031745
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Analysis of Starlight written by John B. Hearnshaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference for astronomers and historians on astronomical spectroscopy, from the discovery of spectral lines through to the year 2000.

Author : Immo Appenzeller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107015790
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy written by Immo Appenzeller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly illustrated and clearly written, this handbook offers graduate students and active researchers a practical guide to astronomical spectroscopy.

Author : Marc F. M. Trypsteen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107166187
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers written by Marc F. M. Trypsteen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible guide presents the astrophysical concepts behind astronomical spectroscopy, covering both theoretical and practical elements. Suitable for anyone with only a little background knowledge and access to amateur-level equipment, it will help you understand and practise the scientifically important and growing field of amateur astronomy.

Author : Jeffrey L. Hopkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783319014432
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Commercial Amateur Astronomical Spectrographs written by Jeffrey L. Hopkins and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : C.R. Kitchin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781420050691
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy written by C.R. Kitchin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise introduction, Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy appeals to the newcomer of astronomical spectroscopy and assumes no previous specialist knowledge. Beginning from the physical background of spectroscopy with a clear explanation of energy levels and spectroscopic notation, the book proceeds to introduce the main techniques of optical spectroscopy and the range of instrumentation that is available. With clarity and directness, it then describes the applications of spectroscopy in modern astronomy, such as the solar system, stars, nebulae, the interstellar medium, and galaxies, giving an immediate appeal to beginners.

Author : John Lankford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136508279
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Astronomy written by John Lankford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Encyclopedia traces the history of the oldest science from the ancient world to the space age in over 300 entries by leading experts.

Author : Shubhendu Joardar
Publisher : Mercury Learning and Information
ISBN 13 : 193758562X
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radio Astronomy written by Shubhendu Joardar and published by Mercury Learning and Information. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for a course in radio astronomy or for use as a reference for practicing engineers and astronomers, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic. Application boxes in each chapter cover topics like LOFAR, DSN, and VLBI. The book begins with the history of radio astronomy, then explains the fundamentals, polarization, designing radio telescopes, understanding radio arrays, interferometers, receiving systems, mapping techniques, image processing and propagation effects in relation to radio astronomy. A special chapter in the end presents the GMRT radio array as an example of the explained techniques. Features: •Includes context-connection boxes, including NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) the South Pole Telescope (SPT), the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), pulsar dispersion and distance, and plane waves in conducting and dielectric media •Contains several appendices including radiation potential formalism, the physics of radio spectral lines, and a table of world radio observatories •View the comprehensive companion disc with hundreds of color images and figures from the text

Author : Bernard Lightman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119121140
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to the History of Science written by Bernard Lightman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the History of Science is a single volume companion that discusses the history of science as it is done today, providing a survey of the debates and issues that dominate current scholarly discussion, with contributions from leading international scholars. Provides a single-volume overview of current scholarship in the history of science edited by one of the leading figures in the field Features forty essays by leading international scholars providing an overview of the key debates and developments in the history of science Reflects the shift towards deeper historical contextualization within the field Helps communicate and integrate perspectives from the history of science with other areas of historical inquiry Includes discussion of non-Western themes which are integrated throughout the chapters Divided into four sections based on key analytic categories that reflect new approaches in the field