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020			_a9781139382779 (ebook)
020			_z9781107031746 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aQB465 _b.H43 2014
082	0	0	_a522/.6709 _223
100	1		_aHearnshaw, John B., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Analysis of Starlight : _bTwo Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy / [electronic resource] _cJohn B. Hearnshaw.
250			_a2nd ed.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (382 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520			_aFirst published in 1986, this is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. Beginning with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral lines in the early nineteenth century, this new edition continues the story through to the year 2000. In addition to the key discoveries, it presents the cultural and social history of stellar astrophysics by introducing the leading astronomers and 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 makes it essential reading for graduate students working in stellar spectroscopy, professional and amateur astronomers, and historians of science.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107031746
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139382779 _zCambridge Books Online
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