Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

Distinguished authors discuss topics in physical oceano- graphy, transonic aerodynamics, dynamics of vorticity,...  Read More >>

This volume summarizes recent developments in our understanding of active galactic nuclei, including quasars, seyfert...  Read More >>

One of the most attractive features of the young discipline of Space Science is that many of the original pioneers...  Read More >>

This volume is a reference source of fundamental formulae in physics and astrophysics. Over 2100 formulae are included,...  Read More >>

Additions of substance were text on pages 21, 323 and 487 (Portrait Gallery – Mersenne) and corrections on pages...  Read More >>

In addition, the density of very strong FeII lines becomes very large in the ultraviolet, and the lines can play...  Read More >>

The book is the first thorough overview of the first important steps to develop a worldwide virtual observatory...  Read More >>

The workshops published in this volume focussed on different ways of finding clusters of galaxies at high redshift,...  Read More >>

This work addresses a number of topics in the field of space exploration and, in particular, the interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

The book reviews methods for the numerical and statistical analysis of astronomical datasets with particular emphasis...  Read More >>

Many important observational clues about our understanding of how stars and planets form in the interior of molecular...  Read More >>

The observational evidence for the existence of black holes has grown significantly over recent decades. Stellar-mass...  Read More >>

Supernovae, their bearing on cosmology and their connection to gamma-ray bursts are now at the center of astrophysical...  Read More >>

Schatzman, to whom this volume is dedicated, is followed by three sections: observational facts (surface abundances,...  Read More >>

To get a reasonably realistic picture of the structure and evolution of stars one needs to know accurately the abundances...  Read More >>

Reports on the distribution, properties and evolution of groups, clusters and superclusters of galaxies, as well...  Read More >>

Particular emphasis is placed on observations that are relevant to the question of large-scale magnetic activity,...  Read More >>

The book reviews the knowledge obtained from ground-basedand space-borne solar flare research thus at the same...  Read More >>

The articles in this book reflect the omnipresence of diffusion processes in the natural sciences. They describe...  Read More >>

The contributions in this volume discuss the magneticstructures in the outer atmospheres of active late-typestars,...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the 81 WE-Heraeus-Seminar Held at the Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany, 2-6 September 1991  Read More >>

It reports on theoretical researchand observational data on active galactic nuclei: The enigmaof the nuclei...  Read More >>

The topics includemasers in star-forming, circumstellar and extragalacticenvironments, solar...  Read More >>

The articles in this book deal with energetic hadronprocesses near astrophysical compact objects, includingcompact...  Read More >>

The rapid growth in our understanding of how stars form owes a lot to recent developments in techniques for carrying...  Read More >>