Introduces the concepts and historical development of astronomy, presents a course on positional measurement and celestial mechanics, and describes the techniques and instrumentation of astronomical observation and measurement. With its companion volume, Astronomy: Structure of the Universe, this textbook meets the need for a comprehensive and systematic treatment of astronomy. The physical and mathematical groundwork so often omitted from other textbooks is included, together with many worked examples, problems with answers and a selection of practical projects. Intended for undergraduates taking first or second-year courses in astronomy, those studying the subject within a liberal arts course and advanced amateur astronomers seeking a more rigorous approach to their subject.
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dynamical mean sun, absolute power gain, telescope collector, geocentric celestial sphere, energy arrival rate, ephemeris transit, blackened grains, analysing equipment, scintillation noise, seeing disc, geocentric parallax, zenith distance, collected radiation, intensity scintillation, positional measurements, predictability horizon, chronometer time, calibration exposures, stellar background, focal ratio, reciprocal linear dispersion, sine formula, guidance motors, declination axis, collection aperture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The Astronomical Almanac, Mauna Kea, Hubble Space Telescope, Ptolemaic System, Royal Observatory, Jodrell Bank, Ursa Major, Cambridge University Press, New York, Puerto Rico, West Virginia, Date Approximate, Ephemeris Time, Johannes Kepler, Milky Way, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Norton's Star Atlas, Oxford University Press, Royal Astronomical Society, Sir Isaac Newton New!
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- The Solar System (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) by Michael A. Seeds on page 399
- Colours [Colors] of the Stars by David Malin on page 458
- Radio Astronomy (Pelican) by F. Graham Smith on page 459
- An Introduction to Radio Astronomy by Bernard F. Burke on page 459
- Star Atlas by Rh Value Publishing on page 458
- The Teaching of Astronomy: IAU Colloquium 105 (International Astronomical Union Colloquium S.) by Jay M. Pasachoff on page 19, and page 140
- Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos by Alan W. Hirshfeld in Back Matter
- The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres (Cambridge Astrophysics) by David F. Gray on page 17
- Observational Astrophysics by Robert C. Smith in Back Matter
- Solar Observing Techniques (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series) by C. R. Kitchin in Back Matter
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