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Simon Newcomb |
Popular Astronomy |
OB0613 |
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Book |
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| 182 |
edited by W.T. Sullivan III |
The Early years of radio astronomy |
OB0612 |
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Book |
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| 183 |
[edited by] David Marti??nez-Delgado, Max-Planck-Institut fu??r Astronomie, Heidelberg |
Local Group cosmology |
OB0611 |
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Book |
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| 184 |
Hale Bradt |
Astronomy methods |
OB0610 |
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Book |
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| 185 |
Stephen James O'Meara |
The Messier objects |
OB0609 |
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Book |
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| 186 |
Michael Perryman |
Astronomical applications of astrometry |
OB0608 |
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Book |
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| 187 |
Francis Baily, John Flamsteed |
An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal |
OB0607 |
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Book |
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| 188 |
R.J. Bray [and others] |
Plasma loops in the solar corona |
OB0606 |
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Book |
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| 189 |
Harold Hill |
A portfolio of lunar drawings |
OB0605 |
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Book |
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| 190 |
William K. Rose |
Advanced stellar astrophysics |
OB0604 |
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Book |
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| Title | Popular Astronomy |
| Author(s) | Simon Newcomb |
| Description | 1 online resource (598 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | Furnished with more than a hundred figures, maps and tables, this book was first published in 1878 by Simon Newcomb (1835???1909), a noted mathematician and professor at the United States Naval Observatory. A meticulous work, originally intended to be of use to the general reader as well as the student, it provides a view of astronomy as it stood on the eve of General Relativity, and inevitably includes some theories which have since been disproved. Newcomb outlines a brief history of astronomy, from ancient Greece (when the planets were thought to be fixed in crystal spheres), to the application of the new laws of thermodynamics and the latest observations of the solar system. Included are a rejection of the then prevalent theory that the sun has a cool interior and its own inhabitants, details of the anomaly of Mercury's orbit according to Newtonian theory, and thorough observational guides |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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| Title | Local Group cosmology |
| Author(s) | [edited by] David Marti??nez-Delgado, Max-Planck-Institut fu??r Astronomie, Heidelberg |
| Description | 1 online resource (xviii, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | One of the most fascinating unresolved problems of modern astrophysics is how the galaxies we observe today were formed. The Lambda-Cold Dark Matter paradigm predicts that large spiral galaxies such as the Milky Way formed through accretion and tidal disruption of satellite galaxies. The galaxies of the Local Group provide the best laboratory in which to investigate these galaxy formation processes because they can be studied with sufficiently high resolution to exhume fossils of galactic evolution embedded in the spatial distribution, kinematics, and chemical abundances of their oldest stars. Based on the twentieth Winter School of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, this volume provides a firm grounding for graduate students and early career researchers working on Local Group cosmology. It presents modules from eight eminent and experienced scientists at the forefront of Local Group research, and includes overviews of observational techniques, diagnostic tools, and various theoretical models |
| Contents Note | The formation of the Milky Way in the CDM paradigm / K.C. Freeman -- Dark matter content and tidal effects in Local Group dwarf galaxies / Steven R. Majewski -- Notes on the missing satellites problem / James Bullock -- The Milky Way satellite galaxies as critical tests of contemporary cosmological theory / P. Kroupa -- Stellar tidal streams / R. Ibata -- Tutorial : The analysis of colour-magnitude diagrams / D. Valls-Gabaud -- Tutorial : Modelling tidal streams using N-body simulations / J. Pen??arrubia |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
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| OB0611 |
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| Title | Astronomy methods : a physical approach to astronomical observations |
| Author(s) | Hale Bradt |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxiii, 433 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | Astronomy Methods, first published in 2003, is an introduction to the basic practical tools, methods and phenomena that underlie quantitative astronomy. Taking a technical approach, the author covers a rich diversity of topics across all branches of astronomy, from radio to gamma-ray wavelengths. Topics include the quantitative aspects of the electromagnetic spectrum, atmospheric and interstellar absorption, telescopes in all wavebands, interferometry, adaptive optics, the transport of radiation through matter to form spectral lines, and neutrino and gravitational-wave astronomy. Clear, systematic presentations of the topics are accompanied by diagrams and problem sets. Written for undergraduates and graduate students, this book contains a wealth of information that is required for the practice and study of quantitative and analytical astronomy and astrophysics |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
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| Title | Astronomical applications of astrometry : ten years of exploitation of the Hipparcos satellite data |
| Author(s) | Michael Perryman |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxi, 670 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | The Hipparcos satellite, developed and launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1989, was the first space mission dedicated to astrometry - the accurate measurement of positions, distances, and proper motions of stars. Amongst the key achievements of its measurements are refining the cosmic distance scale, characterising the large-scale kinematic motions in the Solar neighbourhood, providing precise luminosities for stellar modelling, and confirming Einstein's prediction of the effect of gravity on starlight. This authoritative account of the Hipparcos contributions over the following decade is an outstanding reference for astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists. It reviews the applications of the data in different areas, describing the subject and the state-of-the-art before Hipparcos, and summarising all major contributions to the topic made by Hipparcos. It contains a detailed overview of the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues, their annexes and their updates. Each chapter ends with comprehensive references to relevant literature |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROMETRY
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| Title | An Account of the Revd. John Flamsteed, the First Astronomer-Royal : To Which Is Added, his British Catalogue of Stars, Corrected and Enlarged |
| Author(s) | Francis Baily, John Flamsteed |
| Description | 1 online resource (832 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | John Flamsteed (1646???1719) was the first Astronomer Royal, appointed to the newly founded Greenwich Observatory. Charged with improving navigation at sea, he used meticulous telescopic observations to compile a 'Catalogue of British Stars', radically updating Tycho Brahe's previous naked-eye calculations. However he delayed publishing, leading to a vituperative quarrel with contemporaries Newton and Halley, who published his results without his permission. Flamsteed managed to destroy most of that edition - his own was published posthumously - but his reputation was damaged. A century later, Francis Baily (1774???1844), a stockbroker who became President of the Royal Astronomical Society, rediscovered Flamsteed's papers, including autobiographical writings and extensive correspondence. Their publication in this volume, along with a revised version of the catalogue, rehabilitated Flamsteed's reputation and restated the importance of methodical observation in astronomy. Today, this book illuminates both the social context of Flamsteed's work and the intellectual climate of Baily's London |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
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| OB0607 |
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| Title | Advanced stellar astrophysics |
| Author(s) | William K. Rose |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 480 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | In the last few decades, remarkable progress has been made in understanding stars. This graduate-level 1998 textbook provides a systematic, self-contained and lucid introduction to the physical processes and fundamental equations underlying all aspects of stellar astrophysics. The volume provides authoritative astronomical discussions as well as rigorous mathematical derivations and illuminating explanations of the physical concepts involved. In addition to traditional topics such as stellar interiors and atmospheres, the reader is introduced to stellar winds, mass accretion, nuclear astrophysics, weak interactions, novae, supernovae, pulsars, neutron stars and black holes. A concise introduction to general relativity is also included. At the end of each chapter, exercises and helpful hints are provided to test and develop the understanding of the student. This advanced textbook on stellar astrophysics provides a thorough introduction for graduate students and a review for researchers |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROPHYSICS
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
4. STARS
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