Laboratory experiments in physics for modern astronom
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[Book]
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:with comprehensive development of the physical principles
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/ Leslie M. Golden
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New York ;London
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: Springer,
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, c2013.
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xxix, 570 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
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Electronic
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Includes index.
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Tools of the astronomer. A review of mathematical concepts and tools -- A review of graphing techniques -- The optics of telescopes : part I, image size and brightness -- The optics of telescopes : part II, magnification and chromatic aberration -- The solar system. Earth : the seasons and local latitude -- The surface roughness of the moon : reflection and scattering from a planetary surface : part I, surface materials -- The surface roughness of the moon : reflection and scattering from a planetary surface : part II, beads and surface coverage -- The formation of impact craters -- Determination of the rotation rate of planets and asteroids by radar : part I, observations of Mercury -- Determination of the rotation rate of planets and asteroids by radar : part II, observations of simulated planets -- The orbit of Venus -- Kepler's laws of planetary motion -- The Galilean satellites of Jupiter -- Thermal radiation from a planetary subsurface : part I, calibration and initial measurements -- Thermal radiation from a planetary subsurface : part II, soil sample measurements -- The microwave phase effect of the moon -- Measuring the stars and beyond. Blackbody radiation -- The surface temperature and energy output of the sun -- The theory of atomic spectra -- Discovering the nature of objects in space : Kirchhoff's laws of radiation.