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- There are only few textbooks devoted to observational techniques in astronomy.
- This is written by an internationally well-known astronomer and already the first edition is seen by some as a classic.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
FROM REVIEWS OF THE FIRST EDITION
"Virtually any kind of observation that could be considered astronomical is discussed ... Could be of real value to theoretical astrophysicists who want a concise introduction to the theory of a wide diversity of astronomical techniques (...) This is not a handbook for observers. It is a broader reference for students, active researchers, and anyone who wants a detailed look at the tools of modern astronomy..."
PHYSICS TODAY
FROM THE REVIEWS:
REVIEWS OF ASTRONOMICAL TOOLS
"Considering all the new information included, i.e. in the field of neutrino astronomy and the study of gravitational waves, the new edition of this book is really a very useful tool and textbook for physicists, astronomers and graduate students in these fields.”
SCIENCE MAGAZINE
"The descriptions, necessarily somewhat brief, are sufficiently detailed and well illustrated to inform the reader about the internal workings of each detector and what it is good for. Many useful graphs, typically with log scales that span several decades, compare the capabilities of alternative instrumentation…This is not a handbook for observers. It is a broader text and reference work for students, active researchers, or anyone who wants a detailed look at the tools of modern astronomy…this book can inform contemporary observers about the ingenious variety of those remote detectors that feed their terminals with images and spectra of the cosmos.”
Authors and Affiliations
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Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Université de Paris VII, Meudon Principal Cedex, France
Pierre Léna
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Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique/Saclay, DSM/DAPNIA/SAp, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
François Lebrun
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Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Centre de Recherche en Géodynamique et Astrométrie, Grasse, France
François Mignard
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Observational Astrophysics
Authors: Pierre Léna, François Lebrun, François Mignard
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03685-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08336-5Published: 05 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03685-3Published: 09 March 2013
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XV, 512
Additional Information: Original French edition by InterEditions, Paris, France
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Geophysics/Geodesy