Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

This volume contains a comprehensive treatment of X-ray spectroscopy, as applied in astrophysics. X-ray optics,...  Read More >>

Since 1967, the main scientific events of the General Assemblies of the International Astronomical Union have been...  Read More >>

The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago is home to one of the world's great collections of astrolabes....  Read More >>

The Internet contains so much information and data for astronomers that just finding what you want is a daunting...  Read More >>

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Observation techniques are also included, along with the use of filters, (colour, anti-pollution and nebula), types...  Read More >>

This book relates the construction of the telescope to the politics and culture of post-war Britain.  Read More >>

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This text focuses on the history of the development of hand-held celestial navigation instruments, offering descriptions...  Read More >>

This book reproduces the proceedings of the last of a series of ""Euroconferences"" dedicated to the ongoing near-infrared...  Read More >>

This volume comprises the proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Maryland in 1997. Its focus is the...  Read More >>

The proceedings of the workshop on the Scientific Basis for Robotic Exploration Close to the Sun. Designed for a...  Read More >>

Chaisson, the senior scientist on the HST project, tells the inside story of the much heralded mission to fix the...  Read More >>

The Workshop ""Optical Detectors for Astronomy"" was held during October 8-10, 1996 at the headquarters of the European...  Read More >>

This volume contains the written versions of the lectures given at the 26th course of the renowned Saas-Fee series....  Read More >>

Throughout history, what we could see of the night sky was considered the totality of the universe. In The Invisible...  Read More >>

A guide to the planets, stars and constellations with easy-to-use charts covering the entire North American sky...  Read More >>

This text details the major measurements taken by the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, as well as GRANAT, Yohkoh,...  Read More >>

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Gamma-ray, cosmic ray and high-energy physicists, research libraries and universities, research laboratories and...  Read More >>

Large area sky surveys are now a reality in the radio, IR, optical and X-ray passbands.  Read More >>

Large area sky surveys are now a reality in the radio, IR, optical and X-ray passbands.  Read More >>

A set of three casebound volumes, discussing space technology and applications.  Read More >>

Since the earliest times one of the brightest lights in the heavens has been that of Jupiter, mythical king of the...  Read More >>

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