Astronomical Measurement

A Concise Guide

AvAndy Lawrence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This book on astronomical measurement takes a fresh approach to teaching the subject. After discussing some general principles, it follows the chain of measurement through atmosphere, imaging, detection, spectroscopy, timing, and hypothesis testing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-12-03
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:458 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Antal sidor:192
Upplaga:2014
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642398346

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Analytisk kemi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fysik inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Andy Lawrence is the Regius Professor of Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN), observational cosmology, survey astronomy, and e-science (the Virtual Observatory). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Recensioner i media

From the book reviews: "In Astronomical Measurement: A Concise Guide, Andy Lawrence ... provides a delightfully comprehensive summary of the essential information the budding observational astronomer needs to know. ... It is aimed at the advanced undergraduate and the beginning graduate student, but it can also serve as an engaging refresher for the working astronomer who wants to venture into a new wavelength regime." (Kimberly Weaver, Physics Today, December, 2014)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Signal, Distortion, and Noise.- The atmosphere and how to avoid it.- Mapping the Sky.- Detection of Light.- Spectroscopy.- Overview of Statistics.- Basic orbital mechanics.- References.- Glossary.- Solutions.- Index.