Read e-book online The Analysis of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical PDF

By John B. Hearnshaw

First released in 1987, this can be the tale of the research of starlight via astronomical spectroscopy. starting with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral traces within the early 19th century, this new version keeps the tale via to the 12 months 2000. as well as the most important discoveries, it offers the cultural and social historical past of stellar astrophysics through introducing the major astronomers and their struggles, triumphs and disagreements. simple strategies in spectroscopy and spectral research are integrated, so either observational and theoretical features are defined, in a non-mathematical framework. This new version covers the ultimate many years of the 20th century, with its significant advances in stellar astrophysics: the invention of extrasolar planets, new sessions of stars and the statement of the ultraviolet spectra of stars from satellites. The in-depth insurance makes it crucial interpreting for graduate scholars operating in stellar spectroscopy, expert and beginner astronomers, and historians of science.

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