Astronomical Observation: Observatories, Equipment & Methods

Wir Menschen wissen bereits seit über 400 Jahren, dass wir uns unverschämterweise nicht im Zentrum des Universums befinden. Dennoch war die Überras...

Radio astronomy is irreversibly moving towards the exabyte era. In the advent of all-sky radio observations, efficient tools and methods to manage ...

This book highlights stories of the most important 13 ground-based observatories and 14 space probes in human history, leading readers through each...

Essential Radio Astronomy is the only textbook on the subject specifically designed for a one-semester introductory course for advanced undergradua...

In this innovative history of the science of meteorology, Simon Naylor focuses our attention on the spaces in which it was pursued: meteorological ...

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a grand vision project to build the most sensitive radio telescope in the world. This open access book tells th...

1,001 Celestial Wonders is a guide to the night sky's brightest and most fascinating objects. Each target is accessible to amateur astronomers usin...

Tantrasangraha, composed by the renowned Kerala astronomer Nlakantha Somayj (c.1444-1545 AD) ranks along with ryabhatya of ryabhata and Siddhntairo...

This book is a collection of essays written by the very scientists and engineers who have led, and continue to lead, the scientific quest known as ...

During recent decades, strong gravitational lensing has become a powerful tool to study astronomical objects with widely different physical scales....

This book presents the first detailed scientific examination of Alessandro Piccolominis two early astronomical works De la Sfera del Mondo and De ...

Indulge in this collection of the best astronomy books from the past 800 years. The Astronomers' Library is a rich history of astronomy (and astrol...

The interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas set a new high standard for modern celestial cartography. The same team now presents the interstellarum Deep Sky ...

Here is the tale of Canadas intriguing development of the science of Radio Astronomy. In 1946 the lone figure of Arthur Covington started monitorin...

Dieses Buch wurde von einem professionellen Astronomen geschrieben, der im Laufe seiner Karriere an einem breiten Spektrum von Themen gearbeitet ha...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Almost everything we know about the Universe has come from studying the messages carried by...

First published in 1986, this is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. Beginning with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery ...

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world. However, the importance of some discover...

Drawing on exciting discoveries of the last forty years, Night Vision explores how infrared astronomy, an essential tool for modern astrophysics an...

The gas and dust between the stars emit across the electromagnetic spectrum and are found in a range of physical conditions from diffuse plasmas to...

Since the radio signature of our own Milky Way was detected in 1931, galaxies have been observed from ultra-high energy gamma rays to long waveleng...

A Physics Today Best Book of the YearA Forbes For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life SelectionSuccinct, accessible, and remarkably timely...

A Physics Today Best Book of the YearA Forbes For the Physics and Astronomy Lover in Your Life SelectionSuccinct, accessible, and remarkably timely...

This book presents the first comprehensive exploration of the state of this well studied and thus unsolved mystery of the value of the Hubble const...