Book ID: CBB001551779

The Analysis of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy (2014)

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Hearnshaw, J. B. (Author)


Cambridge University Press


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: xvi + 367 pp.; ill.
Language: English

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

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Authors & Contributors
Rotondo, Michael
Petrovay, Kristóf
Stanley, Matthew
Zehe, Horst
Zampieri, Luca
Wilson, Curtis
Concepts
Astronomy
Spectroscopy
Stars; stellar astronomy
Astrophysics
Astronomical observatories
Physics
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
17th century
Ancient
20th century, early
Places
Middle and Near East
Russia
Germany
Berlin (Germany)
Great Britain
Institutions
Royal Society of London
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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