Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

1913 books were found.

Tests of Lorentz Invariance with an Optical Ring Cavity

Tests of Lorentz Invariance with an Optical Ring Cavity...

Author: Yuta Michimura
ISBN: 9789811099540
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This thesis describes one of the most precise experimental tests of Lorentz symmetry in electrodynamics by light-speed...  Read More >>

The Light, The Stones and The Sacred: Proceedings of the XVth Italian Society of Archaeoastronomy Congress

The Light, The Stones and The Sacred: Proceedings of...

Author: Andrea Orlando
ISBN: 9783319854045
Format: Paperback
$465.72

This book addresses a variety of topics within the growing discipline of Archaeoastronomy, focusing especially on...  Read More >>

John Tebbutt: Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations of Australian Astronomy

John Tebbutt: Rebuilding and Strengthening the Foundations...

Author: Wayne Orchiston
ISBN: 9783319830728
Format: Paperback
$336.35

This book marks the centennial of Tebbutt's death with a major biographical account surveying his scientific contributions...  Read More >>

The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force: Discovery, Pursuit, and Justification in Modern Physics

The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force: Discovery, Pursuit,...

Author: Allan Franklin ,  Ephraim Fischbach
ISBN: 9783319803487
Format: Paperback
$165.57

This book provides the reader with a detailed and captivating account of the story where, for the first time, physicists...  Read More >>

From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies: Dialogues on a Century of Research

From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies:...

Author: Mauro D'Onofrio ,  Roberto Rampazzo
ISBN: 9783319809410
Format: Paperback
$465.72

In order to outline possible future directions in galaxy research, this book wants to be a short stopover, a moment...  Read More >>

Very-high-energy Gamma-ray Observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Cataclysmic Variable Stars with MAGIC and Development of Trigger Systems for IACTs

Very-high-energy Gamma-ray Observations of Pulsar Wind...

Author: Rubén López Coto
ISBN: 9783319831282
Format: Paperback
$258.72

This thesis is a comprehensive work that addresses many of the open questions currently being discusssed in the...  Read More >>

Astrometry and Astrophysics in the Gaia Sky (IAU S330)

Astrometry and Astrophysics in the Gaia Sky (IAU S330)...

Author: Alejandra Recio-Blanco (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur) ,  Patrick de Laverny (Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur)
ISBN: 9781107170087
Format: Hardback
$274.28

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission is surveying the full sky, measuring the distances and ages of around a...  Read More >>

Imaging the Messier Objects Remotely from Your Laptop

Imaging the Messier Objects Remotely from Your Laptop...

Author: Len Adam
ISBN: 9783319653846
Format: Paperback
$103.47

This is a guide for anyone interested in practical astronomy but intimidated by the idea of investing in a telescope. It...  Read More >>

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer’s Guide to the Southern Sky

Astronomy of the Milky Way: The Observer’s Guide to...

Author: Mike Inglis
ISBN: 9783319729497
Format: Paperback
$58.22

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Observational Constraints on the Influence of Active Galactic Nuclei on the Evolution of Galaxies

Observational Constraints on the Influence of Active...

Author: Christopher Mark Harrison
ISBN: 9783319803579
Format: Paperback
$258.72

Developing several novel observational techniques, Harrison demonstrated that energetic winds driven by Active Galactic...  Read More >>

The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope

The Life Story of an Infrared Telescope

Author: John K. Davies
ISBN: 9783319795034
Format: Paperback
$155.22

Written by one of the astronomers who 'lived the dream' of working there this book is a restrospectively expanded...  Read More >>

Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī

Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī

Author: Venketeswara Pai ,  K. Ramasubramanian
ISBN: 9789811068133
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This book is an important text of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics, probably composed in the 16th...  Read More >>

Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth: Using Astronomy to Solve More Mysteries in Art, History, and Literature

Further Adventures of the Celestial Sleuth: Using Astronomy...

Author: Donald W. Olson
ISBN: 9783319703190
Format: Paperback
$116.41

Weather archives, vintage maps, tides, historical letters and diaries, military records and the assistance of experts...  Read More >>

The Lighthouse and the Observatory: Islam, Science, and Empire in Late Ottoman Egypt

The Lighthouse and the Observatory: Islam, Science,...

Author: Daniel A. Stolz (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
ISBN: 9781107196339
Format: Hardback
$232.88

In this fresh take on astronomy's role in modern Islamic practice, science and technology are linked with the cultural,...  Read More >>

The Astrophotography Manual: A Practical and Scientific Approach to Deep Sky Imaging

The Astrophotography Manual: A Practical and Scientific...

Author: Chris Woodhouse
ISBN: 9781138055360
Format: Paperback
$96.99

The Astrophotography Manual, Second Edition is for photographers ready to move beyond standard SLR cameras and editing...  Read More >>

The Astrophotography Manual: A Practical and Scientific Approach to Deep Sky Imaging

The Astrophotography Manual: A Practical and Scientific...

Author: Chris Woodhouse
ISBN: 9781138066359
Format: Hardback
$284.00

The Astrophotography Manual, Second Edition is for photographers ready to move beyond standard SLR cameras and editing...  Read More >>

Inventing a Space Mission: The Story of the Herschel Space Observatory

Inventing a Space Mission: The Story of the Herschel...

Author: Vincent Minier ,  Roger Maurice Bonnet
ISBN: 9783319600239
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This book describes prominent technological achievements within a very successful space science mission: the Herschel...  Read More >>

Radio Telescope Reflectors: Historical Development of Design and Construction

Radio Telescope Reflectors: Historical Development of...

Author: Jacob W. M. Baars ,  Hans Jurgen Karcher
ISBN: 9783319651477
Format: Hardback
$310.47

The authors describe the design and construction of major radio telescopes as those in Dwingeloo, Jodrell Bank,...  Read More >>

Modelling Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Modelling Pulsar Wind Nebulae

Author: Diego F. Torres
ISBN: 9783319630304
Format: Hardback
$336.35

In view of the current and forthcoming observational data on pulsar wind nebulae, this book offers an assessment...  Read More >>

The NexStar User’s Guide II: For the LCM, SLT, SE, CPC, SkyProdigy, and Astro Fi

The NexStar User’s Guide II: For the LCM, SLT, SE, CPC,...

Author: Michael Swanson
ISBN: 9783319649320
Format: Paperback
$77.60

As with the first edition, this book is a thorough reference for the telescope models covered. It also serves as...  Read More >>

Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen, Wild, Bracewell

Four Pillars of Radio Astronomy: Mills, Christiansen,...

Author: R. H. Frater ,  W. M. Goss
ISBN: 9783319655987
Format: Paperback
$77.60

This is the story of Bernie Mills, Chris Christiansen, Paul Wild and Ron Bracewell, members of a team of radio astronomers...  Read More >>

The stars in our eyes: Representations of the square kilometre array telescope in the South African media

The stars in our eyes: Representations of the square...

Author: Michael Gastrow
ISBN: 9780796925473
Format: Paperback
$41.27

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope is set to become the largest telescope on Earth, and also the largest...  Read More >>

Building and Using Binoscopes

Building and Using Binoscopes

Author: Norman Butler
ISBN: 9783319467887
Format: Paperback
$90.54

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Australian Geographic Science: The Solar System

Australian Geographic Science: The Solar System

Author: Australian Geographic
ISBN: 9781742459585
Format: Hardback
$24.95

Our vast solar system is made up of galaxies, stars, planets, moons and much more. Discover Earth’s place as one...  Read More >>

Amplitude Modulation of Pulsation Modes in Delta Scuti Stars

Amplitude Modulation of Pulsation Modes in Delta Scuti...

Author: Dominic M. Bowman
ISBN: 9783319666488
Format: Hardback
$310.47

This outstanding thesis by Dominic Bowman provides a thorough investigation of long-standing questions as to whether...  Read More >>

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