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Stellar Paths

Photographic Astrometry with Long-Focus Instruments

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  • © 1981

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  1. Peter Kamp
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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 85)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Astrometry: Historical Highlights

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 1-5

  3. Long-Focus Photographic Astrometry. Telescope; Measuring Machine

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 6-12

  4. Observational Errors. Instrumental Equation

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 13-17

  5. Stellar Paths. Reduction of Measurements

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 18-25

  6. Path of Single Star. Relative Parallax, Proper Motion, Quadratic Time Effect

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 26-32

  7. Reduction to Absolute. Accuracy : Cosmic Errors

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 33-39

  8. Parallax Results for Nearest Stars. H-R Diagrams

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 40-44

  9. Perspective Secular Changes in Proper Motion, Radial Velocity, and Parallax

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 45-57

  10. Reduction from Heliocentric to Barycentric

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 58-62

  11. Visual Binaries; Orbital Elements

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 63-78

  12. Path of Star with Orbital Motion. Photocenter

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 79-85

  13. Mass-Ratio and Masses. Harmonic Relation

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 86-92

  14. Perturbations in Stellar Paths. History. Analysis

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 93-101

  15. Unseen Astrometric Companions. Illustrations

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 102-114

  16. Unseen Astrometric companions. General

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 115-118

  17. Planetary Companions, Barnard’s Star

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 119-133

  18. Long-Period Eclipsing Binaries: VV Cephei and Epsilon Aurigae

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 134-140

  19. Epilogue Attainable Accuracy. Substellar and Planetary Detectability

    • Peter Van De Kamp
    Pages 141-145

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 146-160
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About this book

This is the latest effort in a sequence of presentations begun in 1949 with a series of lectures on long-focus photographic astrometry given by the author as Fulbright professor in Paris at the invitation by the late H. Mineur, at that time Director of the Institut d' Astrophysique. These earlier lectures were published as a series of review articles in Popular Astronomy (1951) and appeared both as Contributions de l'Institut d'Astrophysique, Serie A, No. 81 and as reprint No. 75 of Sproul Observatory. A more elaborate presenta­ tion was given in 1963 in Stars and Stellar Systems, which was followed by Principles of Astrometry (1967, W. H. Freeman & Co.). During the second half of 1974, again under Fulbright auspices, at the invitation of Pik Sin The, I lectured at the Astronomical Institute in Amster­ dam, followed by a short course in May-June 1978 at the invitation of E. P. J. van den Heuvel. I gave a more extensive course at the Institut d' As­ trophysique at the invitation of J. C. Pecker of the College de France and of J. Audouze, Director of the LA.P. Both in Amsterdam and in Paris I had presented occasional astrometric topics at various times. The opportunity to lecture in France and in Holland has facilitated, influenced and improved the organization and contents of the presentations on the subject of long-focus photographic astrometry.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stellar Paths

  • Book Subtitle: Photographic Astrometry with Long-Focus Instruments

  • Authors: Peter Kamp

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8450-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1981

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1256-1Published: 31 October 1981

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8452-3Published: 22 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8450-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 160

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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