Author: WALKER, GORDON
Title: Astronomical Observations, An Optical Perspective
Description: New York, NY, U.S.A. Cambridge University Press. 1987. (ISBN: 0521339073) Paperback, 4to. Livre, 347 pages; This book is an up-to-date comprehensive account of current observational techniques with particular emphasis on optical astronomy. The author discusses the types and sources of stellar electromagnetic radiation and the range of telescopes that are used to observe them. Topics covered include the construction of sensitive low-noise detectors, preservation of image quality, and the limits to measurement precision. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students of observational astronomy. It will provide a ready source of reference for professional astronomers. Physicists and electronic engineers will also find this an absorbing account of the techniques of astronomical observation.; Paperback with very discoloured spine and cover. Book is otherwise clean, without any markings and solid. Good condition. Good/No Jacket.

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