Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods

From the reviews: "e;This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of ancient mathematical astronomy.

Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see?

Labor Erde ist eine brillante Einführung in das Studium des Planeten Erde, von den kosmischen Ursprüngen ihrer Elemente bis hin zu der Beeinflussung der Atmosphäre durch die Menschheit und den klimatischen Änderungen, die uns bevorstehen.

Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see?

In this book we summarize the essential results of our efforts over the years to calculate energies, wave functions, and electromagnetic transitions of atoms as functions of the magnetic field strength from laboratory fields up to neutron star magnetic fields.

This volume presents the lecture notes of the 24th Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy in March 1994 at Les Diablerets.

Gravitational lensing is by now sufficiently well understood that it can be used as a tool of investigation in other astrophysical areas.

Taking both a theoretical and observational perspective, this book is an introduction to recent developments in the field of celestial mechanics.

This book marks the centenary of the remarkable invention of an opto-mechanical planetarium projector, the Zeiss Mk I.

This thesis presents a novel analysis of a photometric observational feature of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia), the most precise distance indicators available for cosmological studies.

Based on lectures given at a CNRS summer school in France, this book covers many aspects of stellar environments (both observational and theoretical) and offers a broad overview of the field.

Radio astronomy is irreversibly moving towards the exabyte era.

Here is a unique and fascinating reference book for every serious deep-sky observer!

Have you ever wanted to get better at observing the universe but didn't know where to begin?

This book is aimed at theoretical and mathematical physicists and mathematicians interested in modern gravitational physics.

Every year large numbers of people take up the study of astronomy, mostly at amateur level.

Turbulence and magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the Universe.

Charge-coupled Devices (CCDs) have revolutionised astronomy.

Tantrasangraha, composed by the renowned Kerala astronomer Nilakantha Somayaji (c.

Celestron's NexStar telescopes were introduced in 1999, beginning with their first computer controlled "e;go to"e; model, a 5-inch.

An ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers, the perfect ebook for stargazing.

Was, wenn der Urknall weniger eine unumstößliche Wahrheit als vielmehr eine gedankliche ›Erfindung‹ ist?

Zu jedem Moment stellt eine Neuerung den Stand der Entwicklung eines jeden Wissensgebietes dar, und stößt den geltenden Status der Erkenntnis vom Sockel.

¿Qué nos dice la luz que nos llega desde todos los rincones del espacio?

Your complete one-volume guide to the year 2014.

Your complete one-volume guide to the year 2014.

Your complete one-volume guide to the year 2014.