Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

Topological defects have recently become of great interest in condensed matter physics, particle physics and cosmology....  Read More >>

Our Sun is the nearest star and thus an ideal laboratory to study dynamic processes which are related to solar...  Read More >>

Weare on the verge of opening a whole new parameter space that may revolutionize the way we think of small telescopes...  Read More >>

Introduction The extragalactic X-ray background (XRB), discovered about 30 years ago, has been studied extensively...  Read More >>

After a year's successful operation, the European DENIS project is now a scientific reality and its close cousin...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute and Ninth Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics,...  Read More >>

We are well aware of how dust influences our observations of distant stars and how easily dust may mislead us with...  Read More >>

An up-to-date presentation of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background...  Read More >>

Presents a generalization of the second Lyapunov method involving its combination with the asymptotic averaging...  Read More >>

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The so far largest X-ray ""All-Sky Survey"", observed by the ROSAT X-ray satel­ lite, and ROSAT's deep pointed observations,...  Read More >>

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In this, the first history of artifical satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting...  Read More >>

Most texts on electromagnetic theory follow the classical approach of steady state solutions of Maxwell's equations....  Read More >>

Friends and colleagues of Engelbert Schucking came together in a symposium on the 12th and 13th of December 1996...  Read More >>

Even with these advances, rotational velocities of low mass stars would have remained challenging to determine if...  Read More >>

It is with great joy that we present a collection of essays written in honour of Jayant Vishnu Narlikar, who completed...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the Advanced School on Astrophysical and Space Plasmas held in Guaruja, Brazil on June 26-30, 1995...  Read More >>

Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Astronomy consists of essays dealing with the astronomical...  Read More >>

Aimed at engineering students and professionals working in the field of mechanics of space flight, this book examines...  Read More >>

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The present volume, the fourth one in the ""Space Sciences Series of ISSI"" (Inter­ national Space Science Institute),...  Read More >>

The past year has produced some of the most exciting results in the history of astronomy, particularly in the area...  Read More >>

The Relativists and Cosmologists in India organized an international conference in Goa, India, in 1987, known as...  Read More >>

In 1951 Franz Kahn joined the Astronomy Department at Manchester University and immediately the study of diffuse...  Read More >>