Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Astronomy through the centuries
- 2 Electromagnetic radiation
- 3 Coordinate systems and charts
- 4 Gravity, celestial motions, and time
- 5 Telescopes
- 6 Detectors and statistics
- 7 Multiple telescope interferometry
- 8 Point-like and extended sources
- 9 Properties and distances of celestial objects
- 10 Absorption and scattering of photons
- 11 Spectra of electromagnetic radiation
- 12 Astronomy beyond photons
- Credits, further reading, and references
- Appendix: Units, symbols, and values
- Index
Acknowledgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Astronomy through the centuries
- 2 Electromagnetic radiation
- 3 Coordinate systems and charts
- 4 Gravity, celestial motions, and time
- 5 Telescopes
- 6 Detectors and statistics
- 7 Multiple telescope interferometry
- 8 Point-like and extended sources
- 9 Properties and distances of celestial objects
- 10 Absorption and scattering of photons
- 11 Spectra of electromagnetic radiation
- 12 Astronomy beyond photons
- Credits, further reading, and references
- Appendix: Units, symbols, and values
- Index
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- Astronomy MethodsA Physical Approach to Astronomical Observations, pp. xxii - xxivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003