Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods books

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The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers

The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s...

Author: Emily Levesque
ISBN: 9781728234458
Format: Paperback
$37.99

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Demographics of the Cold Universe with ALMA: From Interstellar and Circumgalactic Media to Cosmic Structures

Demographics of the Cold Universe with ALMA: From Interstellar...

Author: Seiji Fujimoto
ISBN: 9789811649783
Format: Hardback
$388.10

This book presents the cold side of the Universe illustrated by the rest-frame, far-infrared emission with Atacama...  Read More >>

Pioneer of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jacobus C. Kapteyn

Pioneer of Galactic Astronomy: A Biography of Jacobus...

Author: Pieter C. van der Kruit
ISBN: 9783030554255
Format: Paperback
$72.42

This non-technical biography of Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851-1922) presents to the general reader the scientific...  Read More >>

Multimessenger Astronomy in Practice

Multimessenger Astronomy in Practice

Author: Professor Miroslav Filipovic (Western Sydney University, Australia) ,  Dr Nicholas Tothill (Western Sydney University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780750323420
Format: Hardback
$310.50

This book aids astronomers new to research in a particular area of multimessenger astronomy, detailing the detection...  Read More >>

Dynamics of the Sun and Stars: Honoring the Life and Work of Michael J. Thompson

Dynamics of the Sun and Stars: Honoring the Life and...

Author: Mário J. P. F. G. Monteiro ,  Rafael A. García
ISBN: 9783030553388
Format: Paperback
$336.35

These are the proceedings of a meeting celebrating Michael Thompson's seminal work on solar and stellar physics,...  Read More >>

The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres

The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres...

Author: David F. Gray
ISBN: 9781009078016
Format: Paperback
$142.29

Oriented toward real stars, this textbook covers the tools and observing techniques needed to understand the information...  Read More >>

The Accretion and Obscured Growth of Supermassive Black Holes: First Constraints on the Local Heavily Obscured AGN Fraction with NuSTAR

The Accretion and Obscured Growth of Supermassive Black...

Author: Peter Boorman
ISBN: 9783030603632
Format: Paperback
$362.22

This thesis describes the application of state-of-the-art high-energy X-ray studies to the astronomical quest for...  Read More >>

The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes

The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Massive Black Holes...

Author: Peter G. Jonker ,  Iair Arcavi
ISBN: 9789402421453
Format: Hardback
$388.10

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Physical Principles of Astronomical Instrumentation

Physical Principles of Astronomical Instrumentation...

Author: Peter A. R. Ade ,  Matthew J. Griffin
ISBN: 9781439871898
Format: Hardback
$231.00

Offering practical advice on a range of wavelengths and tools, this highly accessible, self-contained book presents...  Read More >>

Observational and Theoretical Studies on Dwarf-nova Outbursts

Observational and Theoretical Studies on Dwarf-nova...

Author: Mariko Kimura
ISBN: 9789811589140
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book studies four types of newly detected outbursts in dwarf novae through optical observations and/or numerical...  Read More >>

The Sky Eye: Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST)

The Sky Eye: Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio...

Author: Rendong Nan ,  Xiaobing Chen
ISBN: 9789811638237
Format: Hardback
$72.42

"This book introduces the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), also known as the ""The...  Read More >>

Stars of Orion: An Astronomy Special Hosted by The Hunter

Stars of Orion: An Astronomy Special Hosted by The Hunter...

Author: Andy Oppenheimer
ISBN: 9781919636078
Format: Paperback
$40.11

Stunning photos and enthralling essays from 45 astronomers form a spellbinding fusion of the astronomical, the mythical...  Read More >>

Star Formation

Star Formation

Author: Andrei M. Bykov ,  Corinne Charbonnel
ISBN: 9789402420647
Format: Paperback
$284.60

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Experimental Astrophysics

Experimental Astrophysics

Author: Elia Stefano Battistelli (Professor, University of Roma la Sapienza)
ISBN: 9780750331173
Format: Hardback
$194.06

This book gives advanced undergraduate students a description of the most popular techniques and instrumentation...  Read More >>

Principles of Multimessenger Astronomy

Principles of Multimessenger Astronomy

Author: Professor Miroslav Filipovic (Western Sydney University, Australia) ,  Dr Nicholas Tothill (Western Sydney University, Australia)
ISBN: 9780750323383
Format: Hardback
$194.06

This book provides a broad introduction to multimessenger astronomy. The unique physics of each messenger is introduced,...  Read More >>

Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration of the Red Planet

Discovering Mars: A History of Observation and Exploration...

Author: William Sheehan ,  Jim Bell
ISBN: 9780816532100
Format: Hardback
$79.20

Historian William Sheehan and astronomer and planetary scientist Jim Bell combine their talents to tell a unique...  Read More >>

The Night Sky Month by Month

The Night Sky Month by Month

Author: DK ,  Phonic Books
ISBN: 9780241471128
Format: Hardback
$35.00

"""This comprehensive reference book shines bright with crystal-clear month-by-month charts of the planets, stars,...  Read More >>

Development of 15 Micron Cutoff Wavelength HgCdTe Detector Arrays for Astronomy

Development of 15 Micron Cutoff Wavelength HgCdTe Detector...

Author: Mario Cabrera
ISBN: 9783030542436
Format: Paperback
$232.85

By projecting first to 13 and then 15 μm HgCdTe growth, values of fundamental properties of the material that would...  Read More >>

Mystery of the Ashen Light of Venus: Investigating a 400-Year-Old Phenomenon

Mystery of the Ashen Light of Venus: Investigating a...

Author: John C. Barentine
ISBN: 9783030727147
Format: Paperback
$64.66

In the four centuries since the phenomenon was first reported, highly reputable visual observers of Venus have recorded...  Read More >>

The Dark Skies of Britain & Ireland: A Stargazer's Guide

The Dark Skies of Britain & Ireland: A Stargazer's Guide...

Author: Tiffany Francis-Baker
ISBN: 9781784778354
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Dark Skies: Britain and Ireland guide - a practical guide to star-gazing, including history, myth and legend, Certified...  Read More >>

Stories of Astronomers and Their Stars

Stories of Astronomers and Their Stars

Author: David E. Falkner
ISBN: 9783030803087
Format: Paperback
$77.60

This book recounts the stories of the astronomical pioneers who forever changed our views of the cosmos. The chapters...  Read More >>

Water Snowline in Protoplanetary Disks

Water Snowline in Protoplanetary Disks

Author: Shota Notsu
ISBN: 9789811574412
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book presents pioneering work on a critical observational test of the planet formation theory based on the...  Read More >>

Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras

Northern Lights: The Definitive Guide to Auroras

Author: Tom Kerss ,  Royal Observatory Greenwich
ISBN: 9780008465551
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The perfect gift for anyone with a desire to see the Northern Lights. Discover the incomparable beauty...  Read More >>

Vision

Vision

Author: Andrew Fabian (University of Cambridge) ,  Janet Gibson (Darwin College, Cambridge)
ISBN: 9781108931021
Format: Paperback
$41.37

Seven prominent intellectuals discuss the theme of vision through the lens of their area of expertise. Featuring...  Read More >>

5th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Beijing, China, September 5–7, 2018

5th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments...

Author: H. Paul Urbach ,  Qifeng Yu
ISBN: 9783030273026
Format: Paperback
$232.85

This book gathers selected and expanded contributions presented at the 5th Symposium on Space Optical Instruments...  Read More >>

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