A History of Astronomy
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-19915-1 (ISBN)
1 - The Sun.- Early Work.- The Temperature of the Sun and its Generation of Energy.- The Corona.- Sunspots and the Disturbed Sun.- The Quiet Sun and the Interplanetary Plasma.- The Solar Constant.- The Solar Spectrum.- 2 - The Moon.- Early Work.- The Surface.- The Origin and Subsequent History of the Moon.- 3 - The Origin of the Solar System.- Early Theories.- Collisions and Close Encounters.- Condensing Nebulae Re-examined.- 4 - The Terrestrial Planets.- Mercury.- Venus.- The Earth.- Mars.- 5 - The Gas Giants.- Jupiter.- Saturn.- Uranus.- Neptune.- 6 - Small Bodies of the Solar System.- Pluto.- The Asteroids.- Comets.- Meteorites.- 7 - Stellar Evolution and Stellar Structures.- Early Work.- The Luminosity of Stars.- The Harvard Classification.- Initial Evolutionary Ideas.- Ionisation and the Abundance of Hydrogen in Stellar Atmospheres.- The Surface Temperature of Stars.- The Internal Structure of Stars.- The Source of Energy in Stars.- The MKK and BCD Classification Systems.- Later Evolutionary Ideas.- Stellar Populations.- 8 - Variable and Double Stars.- Early Work.- Short Period Variables.- Long Period Variables.- Irregular Variables.- Flare Stars.- Eclipsing Binaries.- Non-Eclipsing Binaries.- 9 - Young Stars, Old Stars and Stellar Explosions.- Young Stars.- Pulsars.- Novae and Supernovae.- Black Holes.- 10 - The Milky Way.- Early Work.- Dimensions and Structure.- The Interstellar Medium.- Nebulae in the Milky Way.- 11 - Galaxies.- The Nature and Distance of Spiral Nebulae.- Red Shifts.- Quasars.- Dwarf Galaxies.- Galactic Evolution.- 12 - Cosmology.- Early Cosmological Theories.- Revisions to the Hubble Constant.- The Microwave Background Radiation.- The Missing Mass.- 13 - Optical Telescopes and Observatories.- Early Telescopes.- EarlyObservatories.- The Transition to Reflectors.- The Harvard College Observatory.- Mount Wilson.- Palomar Mountain and the 200 inch.- Schmidt Telescopes.- South Africa.- KittPeak.- The Multi-Mirror Telescope.- Mauna Kea.- LaPalma.- The Anglo-Australian Observatory.- The European Southern Observatory.- 14 - Tools and Techniques.- Photography.- Spectroscopy.- Photometry.- Other Tools and Techniques.- 15 - Radio Astronomy.- Early Radio Astronomy.- Radio Telescopes.- 16 - Space Research.- Results from Early Sounding Rockets.- Sputniks and the Formation of NASA.- The Race to the Moon.- Early Solar Plasma Research.- Missions to the Terrestrial Planets.- Pioneers 10 and 11.- Voyagers 1 and 2.- The Halley Intercepts.- Orbital Observatories.- 17 - Modern Astronomy in Context.- 1890-1914.- 1914-1939.- 1939-1970.- 1970 to the Present.- References and Further Reading.- Units.- General Abbreviations Used.- The Greek Alphabet.- Name Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.11.1995 |
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Zusatzinfo | XII, 388 p. 69 illus. |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 738 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
Schlagworte | Astronomie • Astronomie, Geschichte • Astronomy • HC/Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie • history of astronomy • Hubble • Observatories • Quasar • Wissenschaftsgeschichte |
ISBN-10 | 3-540-19915-2 / 3540199152 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-540-19915-1 / 9783540199151 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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