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001 2013030427
003 DLC
005 20140530082421.0
008 130813s2014 paua b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2013030427
020 $a9781107031746 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 $a1107031745 (hardback : alk. paper)
040 $aPSt/DLC$beng$cPSt$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQB465$b.H43 2014
082 00 $a522/.6709$223
100 1 $aHearnshaw, J. B.,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe analysis of starlight :$btwo centuries of astronomical spectroscopy /$cJohn B. Hearnshaw, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
250 $aSecond edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY, USA :$bCambridge University Press,$c2014.
300 $axvi, 367 pages :$billustrations ;$c27 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and indexes.
520 $a"This is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy, spanning from Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral lines in the early nineteenth century through to around the year 2000. In addition to the key discoveries, it presents the culture and social history of stellar astrophysics by introducing the leading astronomers, their struggles, triumphs and disagreements. Basic concepts in spectroscopy and spectral analysis are included, so both observational and theoretical aspects are described, in a non-mathematical framework. This new edition covers the final decades of the twentieth century, with its major advances in stellar astrophysics: the discovery of extrasolar planets, new classes of stars and the observation of the ultraviolet spectra of stars from satellites. The in-depth coverage of the subject makes it essential reading for graduate students working in stellar spectroscopy, as well as a major reference for professional and amateur astronomers and historians of science"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aAstronomical spectroscopy$xHistory.