| Astronomy Methods: A Physical Approach to Astronomical Observations Contributor(s): Bradt, Hale (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521535514 ISBN-13: 9780521535519 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: This introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena in quantitative astronomy covers topics across a wide range of areas, from radio to gamma-ray wavelengths. Clear presentations of the topics are accompanied by diagrams and problem sets. Written for undergraduates and graduate students, the book will introduce them to the practice and study of quantitative and analytical astronomy and astrophysics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 520 |
| LCCN: 2002041703 |
| Series: Cambridge Planetary Science |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.86" W x 9.64" (1.99 lbs) 458 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena in quantitative astronomy covers topics across a wide range of areas, from radio to gamma-ray wavelengths. Clear presentations of the topics are accompanied by diagrams and problem sets. Written for undergraduates and graduate students, the book will introduce them to the practice and study of quantitative and analytical astronomy and astrophysics. For information on Astrophysics Processes: The Physics of Astronomical Phenomena also by Hale Bradt, please click here. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bradt, Hale: - Hale Bradt is Emeritus Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. |