Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

With more and better observational data being obtained at the technological limit of current facilities, a new perception...  Read More >>

A Corotating Interaction Region (CIR) is the result of the interaction of fast solar wind with slower solar wind...  Read More >>

Supernovae, hypernovae and gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic explosions in the universe, and to understand...  Read More >>

This book is written in a pedagogical style intelligible for graduate students. This collection of essays, written...  Read More >>

TheideafortheselectureseriesaroseataWorkshoponsolarphysicswhichwas heldattheInterUniversityCentreforAstronomyandAstrophysics(IUCAA),...  Read More >>

Incommensurability and Related Matters draws together some of the most distinguished contributors to the critical...  Read More >>

Multi-mode oscillations are being observed in an abundance of other stars, including slowly pulsating B stars (SPB...  Read More >>

The forces applied to a spacecraft can result in the development of torques that influence attitude motion and the...  Read More >>

At the opening of the ""Third Meeting on Celestial Mechanics - CELMEC III"", strong sensations hit our minds.  Read More >>

"" St. Francis, from Cantico del sole Two decades have elapsed since the publication of Solar Prominences, 20 years...  Read More >>

The diverse and often surprising new facts about planetary rings and comet environments that were reported by the...  Read More >>

This Handbook 0/ Geostationary Orbits is in principle an extension of the Introduction to Geostationary Orbits that...  Read More >>

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Lipari, Italy, September 30-October 11, 1996  Read More >>

In spite of the great age of the study of SNe, since at least the Chinese records of SN185and probably earlier,...  Read More >>

Based on significant progress in understanding magnetic reconnection and a wealth of new observations of energetic...  Read More >>

The reader will find in this volume the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Maratea-Acquafredda,...  Read More >>

The Andromeda Galaxy, or M31, is an attractive galaxy for astronomers. It is close to us, it is of about the size...  Read More >>

A JENAM 2002 Workshop, Porto, Portugal, 3-5 September 2002  Read More >>

Presents six lectures on the use of mathematics in the conceptual design of various types of aircraft and spacecraft....  Read More >>

Proceedings of an International Workshop held at UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom, 24-27 March 1997  Read More >>

Adaptive optics allows the theoretical limit of angular resolution to be achieved from a large telescope, despite...  Read More >>

Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms,...  Read More >>

It turned out to be really a rare and happy occasion that we know exact1y when and how a new branch of space physics...  Read More >>

A collection of reviews and contributed articles in the field of ultraviolet astronomy. It includes topics that...  Read More >>

This book presents a complete summary of the author's twenty five years of experience in telescope design. It provides...  Read More >>