An introduction to astronomy and astrophysics | Jain, Pankaj, author
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Author: Jain, Pankaj, author
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Added Date: 2015-12-16
Publication Date: 2015
Language: eng
Subjects: stars, figure, equation, energy, density, radiation, star, mass, solar, temperature More
Collections: folkscanomy miscellaneous, folkscanomy, additional collections
ISBN Number: 1439885915, 9781439885918
Pages Count: 358
PPI Count: 300
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Total Size: 279.92 MB
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Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Observations; Chapter 3: Astrometry; Chapter 4: Photometry; Chapter 5: Gravitation and Kepler's Laws; Chapter 6: Stars, Stellar Spectra, and Classification; Chapter 7: Radiation from Astronomical Sources; Chapter 8: Stellar Structure; Chapter 9: Stellar Nuclear Reactions; Chapter 10: Star Formation and Stellar Evolution; Chapter 11: The Sun; Chapter 12: The Solar System; Chapter 13: Binary Stars; Chapter 14: The Milky Way; Chapter 15: Galaxies; Chapter 16: Cosmology; Chapter 17: Active Galaxies
IntroductionOverviewScales and DimensionsNight SkyConstellationsEarth, Sun, and the Solar SystemRetrograde Motion of PlanetsSidereal TimeAstronomical Catalogs and SoftwareObservationsElectromagnetic WavesElectromagnetic SpectrumTelescopesRefractor TelescopeReflecting TelescopeObservations at Visible FrequenciesTheoretical Limit on ResolutionSeeingMounting of TelescopeEquatorial MountAzimuthal MountInterferometerObservations at Other WavelengthsAstrometryCoordinate SystemsThe Horizontal SystemEquatorial Coordinate SystemEcliptic SystemGalactic Coordinate SystemSupergalactic Coordinate SystemSpa