The Measurement of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical Photometry

Hearnshaw, J. B.

ISBN 10: 0521403936 ISBN 13: 9780521403931

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

Language: English

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Signed by the author J.B. Hearnshaw. Appears New and Unread. Inscribed to Fellow Author and Astronomer Brian Warnes. Publication of 511 pages. The Pictorial boards are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

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The Measurement of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical Photometry

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Cambridge University Press

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

0521403936

ISBN 13

9780521403931

Binding

Hardcover

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First Edition.

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Very Good

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Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness and colors of stars and other celestial objects. This authoritative volume traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical photometry from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel in the 1780s to the birth of photometry with charge-coupled devices in the 1970s. In this intriguing survey, the author shows how the advent of new technology has revolutionized the science of photometry at each stage of its development, and what dramatic advances have been achieved despite several major disasters--especially in the practice of photographic photometry. This book also clearly illustrates the critical relationship between the development of a science and the technology it uses.

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Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness and colour of stars and other celestial objects. It is a technique at the very heart of modern astrophysics. This authoritative volume traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical photometry--from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel in the 1780's, through to the birth of photometry with charge-coupled devices in the 1980's.

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