عنوان

Fundamental astronomy /

(Number (ISBN

3662530449

(Number (ISBN

366257103X

(Number (ISBN

9783662530443

(Number (ISBN

9783662571033

Erroneous ISBN

9783662530450

Number

b624278

Title Proper

Fundamental astronomy /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Hannu Karttunen, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja, Markku Poutanen, Karl Johan Donner, editors.

Edition Statement

Sixth edition.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 550 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color) ;

Dimensions

27 cm

Text of Note

"With 419 illustrations, including 34 colour plates, and 83 exercises with solutions."

Text of Note

Title of the original Finnish ed.: Tähtitieteen perusteet.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Spherical Astronomy -- Observations and Instruments -- Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes -- Radiation Mechanisms -- Celestial Mechanics -- The Solar System -- Objects of the Solar System -- Stellar Spectra -- Binary Stars and Stellar Masses -- Stellar Structure -- Stellar Evolution -- The Sun -- Variable Stars -- Compact Stars -- The Interstellar Medium -- Star Clusters and Associations -- The Milky Way -- Galaxies -- Cosmology -- Astrobiology -- Exoplanets.

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Text of Note

Now in its sixth edition this successful undergraduate textbook gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the topics of classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences. The chapters on galactic and extragalactic astronomy as well as cosmology were extensively modernized in the previous edition. In this new edition they have been further revised to include more recent results. The long chapter on the solar system has been split into two parts: the first one deals with the general properties, and the other one describes individual objects. A new chapter on exoplanets has been added to the end of the book next to the chapter on astrobiology. In response to the fact that astronomy has evolved enormously over the last few years, only a few chapters of this book have been left unmodified. Long considered a standard text for physical science majors, Fundamental Astronomy is also an excellent reference and entrée for dedicated amateur astronomers. For their benefit the introductory chapter has been extended to give a brief summary of the different types of celestial objects. From reviews of earlier editions: " ... The wide range of expertise gives the book an authority that would be almost impossible for a single-author text ... There are other aids to the reader: worked examples ... starred sections in small print take the inquisitive reader beyond the general level of the book." (Nature) "This textbook, suitable for a university first course in astronomy, is the outgrowth of a long and outstanding astronomical tradition in Finland, and the result of an extensive collaborative effort, which included also teaching and interaction with many people. ... I highly recommend this book for class use ... it will be useful for professionals as well." (Bruno Bertotti, Prometeo, Vol. 24 (3-4), 2008).

General Material Designation

Tähtitieteen perusteet.

Language (when part of a heading)

English.

Astronomy, Textbooks.

Astronomy.

Astronomy.

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Book number

Donner, Karl Johan

Karttunen, Hannu

Kröger, Pekka

Oja, Heikki,1945-

Poutanen, Markku

Date of Transaction

20200617083430.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

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