Astrophysical Techniques, Fifth Edition 5th New edition [Kõva köide]

Kitchin (U. of Herfordshire, England) updates his textbook introducing the instruments and techniques used in astronomy and astrophysics to undergraduate science students, and perhaps to amateur astronomers who have no more than a high school level of mathematics. He mentions no dates for earlier editions, but this fifth discusses several new instruments, while keeping topics that, while not relevant to professional astronomers now, may still be used by amateurs and referenced in classical studies. He also adds a brief discussion of the invention of the telescope these four centuries ago, and its subsequent development. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Emphasizing the underlying unity of all astronomical observations, Astrophysical Techniques, Fifth Edition provides a coherent state-of-the-art account ofthe instruments and techniques used in current astronomy and astrophysics. The fifth edition of this well-respected text includes many new instruments and techniques while removing some that have long been unused by both professional and amateur astronomers. New to the Fifth Edition Brief discussion on the invention and development of the telescope New section that describes the attempts to detect dark matter and dark energy Extended and updated discussions on computer, Internet, and spacecraft-based observations and research By covering the instruments, techniques, theory, and data processing of astrophysics in sufficient depth, this text forms a thorough grounding for beginners and is a handy reference for more advanced students and professionals.