Astronomy Explained

1997
ISBN: 978-3-540-76136-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 540 g

Every year large numbers of people take up the study of astronomy, mostly at amateur level. There are plenty of elementary books on the market, full of colourful photographs, but lacking in proper explanations of how and why things are as they are. Many people eventually wish to go beyond the 'coffee-table book' stage and study this fascinating subject in greater depth. This book is written for them. In addition, many people sit for public examinations in this subject each year and this book is also intended to be of use to them. All the topics from the GCSE syllabus are covered here, with sample questions at the end of each chapter. Astronomy Explained provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject in more depth than is usually found in elementary works, and will be of interest to both amateur astronomers and students of astronomy.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

North, Gerald

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 The Celestial Sphere.- 2 The Earth and Time.- 3 The Telescope.- 4 Modern Developments in Instrumentation.- 5 Gravitation.- 6 The Moon.- 7 The Inferior Planets.- 8 The Planet Mars.- 9 The Planet Jupiter.- 10 The Planet Saturn.- 11 The Twilight Zone of the Solar System.- 12 The Debris of the Solar System.- 13 The Comets.- 14 The Sun.- 15 Electromagnetic Radiation.- 16 The Star.- 17 Gas, Dust, Stars and Variable Stars.- 18 Stellar Evolution.- 19 Brown Dwarfs and Extra-solar Planets.- >20 Violent Stars.- 21 The Galaxies.- 22 Quasars, Active Galaxies and Cosmology.- Glossary of Terms.- Answers to the Numerical 1.1 Questions.