The Ghost in the Telescope is an account of the Herschel Space Observatory, which was built to answer the questions of how galaxies were born. Written in a manner for a general audience, the book tells the stories of the telescope itself, discoverie...Daugiau...
Thia book explores the applications of GNSS technology in different fields of Earth and space observations and provides researchers, professionals, and students valuable insights into these emerging trends. It discusses challenges that impact the pe...Daugiau...
This volume presents comprehensive investigations into various facets of observational astronomy during the medieval Islamic period, spanning from the ninth to the seventeenth centuries....Daugiau...
The book presents a practical guide to using a small astronomical telescope of a size that corresponds to most first telescopes around 75 to 150 mm, i.e. 3 to 6 inches, in diameter....Daugiau...
Over the last 50 years, a variety of techniques have been developed to add a third dimension to regular imaging, with an extended spectrum associated to every imaging pixel. Dubbed 3D spectroscopy from its data format, it is now widely used in the a...Daugiau...
The Complete Guide to Landscape Astrophotography is the ultimate manual for anyone looking to create spectacular landscape astrophotography images....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 13-Dec-2012, Leidėjas: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199668403)
This is the first comprehensive biography of one of the greatest and most careful observational astronomers of all time. He mapped the southern sky and named many of the constellations. In addition, he contributed to geodesy, navigation, and celesti...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 17-Sep-2012, Leidėjas: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789814405072)
The exploration of the subnuclear world is done through increasingly complex experiments covering a wide range of energy and performed in a large variety of environments ranging from particle accelerators, underground detectors to satellites and the...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 23-Sep-2011, Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781119978176)
Adopting a unique and engaging approach to the subject, this book takes the reader on a journey from the solar neighborhood to the edge of the Universe, discussing the range of distance measurements methods on the way....Daugiau...
Deals with medieval instruments in general, as precious historical sources. This title focuses on individual astrolabes from the European Middle Ages and early Renaissance that are of singular historical importance. It presents a list of known medie...Daugiau...
Written by an experienced teacher and author, this must-have source conveys the technology and techniques needed to measure and interpret polarizations. A brief introduction and refresher, it also covers statistics and data treatment as well as tele...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 09-Jul-2009, Leidėjas: Imperial College Press, ISBN-13: 9781848164864)
Collects most of the talks and poster presentations presented at the Optical Turbulence - Astronomy meets Meteorology international conference held on 15-18 September, 2008 at Nymphes Bay, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 18-Dec-2008, Leidėjas: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199548279)
The book describes consistently the elements of laser science, astrophysical plasmas, modern astronomical observation techniques, and the fundamentals and properties of astrophysical lasers. The book will also be useful for a wider audience interest...Daugiau...
University astronomy is the tap-root of the discipline from which the community of professional astronomers and its organizing talent emerged. This book provides an explanatory history of the institutional development university observatories, analy...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 20-Jun-2007, Leidėjas: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, ISBN-13: 9789812708885)
Deals with the fundamentals of wave optics and polarization, interference, diffraction, imaging, and the origin, properties, and optical effects of turbulence in the Earths atmosphere. This book discusses high resolution sensors, image processing t...Daugiau...
The origins of the astrolabe are unknown but during the Middle Ages and Renaissance it was the pre-eminent astronomical and astrological instrument. The author describes Renaissance astrolabes and their origins in this detailed study....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 08-Apr-2003, Leidėjas: Institute of Physics Publishing, ISBN-13: 9780429093241)
Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy summarizes the status of gamma-ray astronomy at energies between 30MeV and 50TeV at a critical point in the development of the discipline: the hiatus between the demise of the EGRET telescope and the launch of th...Daugiau...
Serija: JPL Deep-Space Communications and Navigation Series
(Išleidimo metai: 25-Feb-2003, Leidėjas: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9780471728498)
Details the evolution of the large parabolic dish antennas, from the initial 26 m operation at L band (960 MHz) in 1958 through the Ka band (32 GHz) operation on the 70 m antenna, used to support radio and radar astronomy observations in the explora...Daugiau...
