Gerald North

Astronomy Explained

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Going beyond the superficial treatments found in "coffee-table" astronomy books, this book provides comprehensive treatment of astronomy in depth, offering comprehensible explanations of how and why things are as they are. Comprehensive in its coverage, the book includes self-study questions at the end: of each chapter.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• 1997.
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 640g
• ISBN-13: 9783540761365
• ISBN-10: 3540761365
• Artikelnr.: 26696397

Autorenporträt

Gerald North ist ein erfahrener Mond- und Planetenbeobachter, der - über seine Buchveröffentlichung hinaus - seit über 20 Jahren regelmäßig im Journal der British Astronomical Society schreibt.

Inhaltsangabe

1 The Celestial Sphere.- 1.1 The Concept of the Celestial Sphere.- 1.2 Latitude and Longitude.- 1.3 Declination and Right Ascension.- 1.4 The Altitude of the Celestial Equator and Poles.- 1.5 The Starry Vault.- 1.6 A Better Definition of Right Ascension.- 1.7 To Calculate the Maximum Altitude of a Star.- 1.8 Circumpolar Stars.- 1.9 Stars that Never Rise.- 1.10 Azimuth.- 1.11 The Earth in Space.- 1.12 The Seasons.- 1.13 The Moon and the Celestial Sphere.- 1.14 The Solar System and the Celestial Sphere.- 1.15 Stellar Motions.- 1.16 Precession.- Questions.- 2 The Earth and Time.- 2.1 The Shape and Size of the Earth.- 2.2 The Earth in the Solar System.- 2.3 The Structure of the Earth.- 2.4 The Surface Conditions on the Earth.- 2.5 The Atmosphere of the Earth.- 2.6 The Ionosphere.- 2.7 The Terrestrial Magnetosphere.- 2.8 The Van Allen Radiation Zones.- 2.9 The Aurorae.- 2.10 The Need for Time Measurement.- 2.11 Calendars.- 2.12 The Solar Day.- 2.13 Universal Time.- 2.14 Time Zones.- 2.15 Hour Angle.- 2.16 The Sidereal Day.- 2.17 A Fundamental Equation.- 2.18 The Measurement of Time.- Questions.- 3 The Telescope.- 3.1 Chromatic Aberration.- 3.2 The Achromatic Objective.- 3.3 Light Grasp and Resolving power.- 3.4 Eyepieces and Magnification.- 3.5 The Effects of Magnification on the Image.- 3.6 The Limitations Caused by the Earth's Atmosphere.- 3.7 The Reflecting Telescope.- 3.8 Spherical Aberration.- 3.9 The Development of the Reflector.- 3.10 Telescope Mountings.- 3.11 The Schmidt Camera.- Questions.- 4 Modern Developments in Instrumentation.- 4.1 The Photographic Plate.- 4.2 The Photomultiplier.- 4.3 Electronic Imaging.- 4.4 Getting More Resolution.- 4.5 The Latest Generation of Optical Telescopes.- 4.6 The Radio Telescope.- 4.7 Astronomy at Other Wavelengths.- 4.8 Astronomy Above the Ground.- Questions.- 5 Gravitation.- 5.1 Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.- 5.2 Newton's Law of Gravitation.- 5.3 Circular Motion.- 5.4 Mathematical Derivation of Kepler's Third law.- 5.5 Two-Body Orbiting Systems.- 5.6 The Tides.- 5.7 The Measurement of the Astronomical Unit.- 5.8 The Earth's Gravitational Field.- 5.9 The Acceleration Due to Gravity.- 5.10 Rockets and Satellites.- Questions.- 6 The Moon.- 6.1 The Nature and Origin of the Moon.- 6.2 The Orbit and Phases of the Moon.- 6.3 Lunar Eclipses.- 6.4 The Saros.- 6.5 Libration.- 6.6 The Measurement of the Moon's Distance.- 6.7 The Selenographers.- 6.8 Lunar Probes and Man on the Moon.- 6.9 The Moon's Appearance.- 6.10 Surface Conditions.- 6.11 The Structure and Evolution of the Moon.- 6.12 Transient Lunar Phenomena.- Questions.- 7 The Inferior Planets.- 7.1 Stellar and Planetary Brightnesses.- 7.2 The Orbit and Phases of Mercury.- 7.3 Mercury's Telescopic Appearance.- 7.4 The Rotation Rate of Mercury.- 7.5 Mariner 10.- 7.6 Comparison Between Mercury and the Moon.- 7.7 The Caloris Basin.- 7.8 The Surface Conditions on Mercury.- 7.9 The Orbit and Phases of Venus.- 7.10 Venus's Telescopic Appearance.- 7.11 The Size and Nature of Venus.- 7.12 Spacecraft to Venus.- 7.13 Venus - a Volcanic Planet.- 7.14 Magellan and Yet More Mysteries.- 7.15 The Earth and Venus - Worlds Apart.- 7.16 The Greenhouse Effect - a Difference in Evolution.- Questions.- 8 The Planet Mars.- 8.1 Oppositions.- 8.2 The Path of Mars Across the Celestial Sphere.- 8.3 The Telescopic Appearance of Mars.- 8.4 The Martian Atmosphere.- 8.5 The Canals of Mars.- 8.6 Early Space Probes to Mars.- 8.7 Later Space Probes to Mars.- 8.8 Vikings to Mars.- 8.9 Life on Mars.- 8.10 Phobos and Deimos.- Questions.- 9 The Planet Jupiter.- 9.1 The Telescopic Appearance of Jupiter.- 9.2 Transient Features.- 9.3 The Great Red Spot.- 9.4 Pioneers 10 and 11.- 9.5 The Voyager Missions.- 9.6 Collision with a Comet.- 9.7 Galileo Enters the Jovian Atmosphere.- 9.8 The Structure of Jupiter.- 9.9 Jupiter's Magnetosphere.- 9.10 Radiation Belts.- 9.11 Radio Emissions.- 9.12 The Satellites.- 9.13 Io.- 9.14 Europa.- 9.15 Ganymede.- 9.16 Callisto.- 9.17 The Rings

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"Since this book has been on my shelf, I have used it as a first port of call when I needed a concise explanation of a topic. I have yet to have to put it down and use another text." -- Astronomy Now