Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

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New Developments in Array Technology and Applications: Proceedings of the 167th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in the Hague, the Netherlands, August 23-27, 1994

New Developments in Array Technology and Applications:...

Author: A. G. Davis Philip ,  Kenneth A. Janes (Boston University, USA)
ISBN: 9780792336396
Format: Hardback
$646.80

These papers from the International Astronomical Union Symposium cover topics including: developments in infra-red...  Read More >>

Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope 1820–1831: The Founding of a Colonial Observatory Incorporating a biography of Fearon Fallows

Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope 1820–1831: The...

Author: Brian Warner
ISBN: 9780792335276
Format: Hardback
$419.76

These letters and miscellaneous papers of Fearon Fallows sparked an interest in the history of the Royal Observatory...  Read More >>

Infrared Tools For Solar Antrophysics: What's Next? - Proceedings Of The Fifteenth National Solar Observatory/sacramento Peak Summer Workshop

Infrared Tools For Solar Antrophysics: What's Next?...

Author: Jeffrey R Kuhn (Inst For Astronomy At The Univ Of Hawaii, Usa) ,  M J Penn (Nat Solar Observatory, Usa)
ISBN: 9789810221881
Format: Hardback
$459.36

These proceedings sample new results derived from extended-objected IR observations and explore the capabilities...  Read More >>

Science with the VLT: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Garching, Germany, 28 June-1 July 1994

Science with the VLT: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop...

Author: Jeremy R. Walsh ,  Ivan J. Danziger
ISBN: 9783540591696
Format: Hardback
$116.03

ESO's new telescope, the VLT in Chile, will bring a host of new results in optical astronomy. This workshop surveys...  Read More >>

The Gamma Ray Sky with Compton GRO and SIGMA

The Gamma Ray Sky with Compton GRO and SIGMA

Author: M. Signore ,  P. Salati
ISBN: 9780792334408
Format: Hardback
$789.36

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Les Houches, France, January 25--February 4, 1994  Read More >>

The Sextant Handbook

The Sextant Handbook

Author: Bruce Bauer
ISBN: 9780070052192
Format: Paperback
$33.95

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Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy

Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy

Author: C.R. Kitchin
ISBN: 9780750303460
Format: Paperback
$116.00

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EOS: Science Strategy for the Earth Observing System

EOS: Science Strategy for the Earth Observing System...

Author: Ghassem Asrar ,  Jeff Dozier
ISBN: 9781563961984
Format: Paperback
$118.67

This book reports on the timely Earth Observing System (EOS) Program's wide range of scientific investigations,...  Read More >>

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen

Author: Mary Blewitt ,  Thomas C. Bergel
ISBN: 9780070059283
Format: Paperback
$34.19

The 11th edition of this textbook is written in a concise and clear style to explain a particularly difficult skill....  Read More >>

Handbook of Geostationary Orbits

Handbook of Geostationary Orbits

Author: E.M. Soop
ISBN: 9780792330547
Format: Hardback
$736.56

Provides the necessary theoretical and practical background for engineers and spacecraft operators, and can also...  Read More >>

Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Volume 2: Earth and Solar System

Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Volume 2: Earth and...

Author: Günter D. Roth ,  H.J. Augensen
ISBN: 9783540548850
Format: Paperback
$197.87

This new edition is over twice the length and contains 28 authored chap­ ters in three volumes. At Springer's request,...  Read More >>

Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Volume 3: Stars and Stellar Systems

Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Volume 3: Stars and...

Author: Günter D. Roth ,  H.J. Augensen
ISBN: 9783540548867
Format: Paperback
$158.27

This new edition is over twice the length and contains 28 authored chap­ ters in three volumes. At Springer's request,...  Read More >>

Astronomy: A Handbook

Astronomy: A Handbook

Author: G. D. Roth ,  A. Beer
ISBN: 9783540562733
Format: Book
$498.96

In three volumes, 28 articles cover the length and breadth of practical astronomy. The topics covered include instrumentation...  Read More >>

Science with Astronomical Near-Infrared Sky Surveys: Proceedings of the Les Houches School, Centre de Physique des Houches, Les Houches, France, 20–24 September, 1993

Science with Astronomical Near-Infrared Sky Surveys:...

Author: N. Epchtein ,  A. Omont
ISBN: 9780792330295
Format: Hardback
$736.56

Outstanding progress in near-infrared detection technology and in real-time image processing has led astronomers...  Read More >>

Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging: Proceedings of the 161st Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Potsdam, Germany, August 23–27, 1993

Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging: Proceedings of the...

Author: H.T. MacGillivray ,  E.B. Thomson
ISBN: 9780792328780
Format: Hardback
$1106.16

This Working Group was instigated during the XXIst meeting of the General Assembly of the International Astronomical...  Read More >>

Star Formation and Techniques in Infrared and mm-wave Astronomy: Lectures Held at the Predoctoral Astrophysics School V Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in Berlin, Germany, 21 September-2 October 1992

Star Formation and Techniques in Infrared and mm-wave...

Author: T.P. Ray ,  S.V.W. Beckwith
ISBN: 9783540581963
Format: Hardback
$261.36

Our growing understanding of star formation owes a lot to recent developments in techniques for/ in infrared and...  Read More >>

Infrared Astronomy with Arrays: The Next Generation

Infrared Astronomy with Arrays: The Next Generation...

Author: Ian S. McLean
ISBN: 9780792327783
Format: Hardback
$1053.36

However, it was already apparent in February of 1990 that a new generation of larger m arrays would soon supersede...  Read More >>

Explorer of the Universe: A Biography of George Ellery Hale

Explorer of the Universe: A Biography of George Ellery...

Author: Helen Wright ,  Alan Sandage
ISBN: 9781563962493
Format: Hardback
$166.19

A reprint edition of a 1966 biography of foremost astronomer George Ellery Hale, who laid much of the foundation...  Read More >>

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World’s Largest Observatory

Stairway to the Stars: The Story of the World’s Largest...

Author: Barry R. PARKER
ISBN: 9780306447631
Format: Paperback
$192.95

"""The author combines """"the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with...  Read More >>

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of the 158th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the Women’s College, University of Sydney, Australia, 11–15 January 1993

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of...

Author: J.G. Robertson ,  W.J. Tango
ISBN: 9780792326335
Format: Paperback
$406.56

At radio wavelengths a combination of new array instruments and pow­ erful imaging algorithms have generated images...  Read More >>

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of the 158th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the Women’s College, University of Sydney, Australia, 11–15 January 1993

Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of...

Author: J.G. Robertson ,  W.J. Tango
ISBN: 9780792326328
Format: Hardback
$789.36

At radio wavelengths a combination of new array instruments and pow­ erful imaging algorithms have generated images...  Read More >>

Compton Gamma-ray Observatory

Compton Gamma-ray Observatory

Author: Neil Gehrels ,  Michael W. Friedlander
ISBN: 9781563961045
Format: Hardback
$541.20

Complete results of the discoveries made by the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory. Papers by C. Fichtel, G. Fishman,...  Read More >>

Practical Astronomy: A User-friendly Handbook for Skywatchers

Practical Astronomy: A User-friendly Handbook for Skywatchers...

Author: H.Robert Mills ,  Heather Couper (Grehsam Professor of Astronomy, London)
ISBN: 9781898563020
Format: Hardback
$105.60

This practical manual provides essential material for the extensive world-wide community of non-professional astronomers....  Read More >>

Gravitational Lenses

Gravitational Lenses

Author: P. Schneider ,  J Ehlers
ISBN: 9780387970707
Format: Hardback
$211.07

This monograph describes both the theory and observation of gravitational lensing, an effect that is of growing...  Read More >>

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