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9780521396936
Observational Astronomy
by D. Scott Birney
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- ISBN-13: 9780521396936
- ISBN: 052139693X
- Publication Date: 1991
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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This textbook gives a thorough introduction to most aspects of observational astronomy. The first three chapters present material on coordinates, time and star catalogues. The book then moves on to the instruments and techniques used in visual, positional, photometric and spectroscopic observations. In all cases, procedures, data reduction, data interpretation and astrophysical applications are considered. Each of the well illustrated chapters is supported by a set of graduated problems and suggestions for further reading.D. Scott Birney is the author of 'Observational Astronomy', published 1991 under ISBN 9780521396936 and ISBN 052139693X.
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