Modern Astrometry
Astrometry is the domain of astronomy devoted to the determination of po sitions and their time-variations, and by extension, the apparent dimensions and shapes of celestial bodies. Although several books describe the theoretical foundations of positiona
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTRC)PHYSICS LIBRARY
Series Editors:
I. Appenzeller· G. Borner· M. Harwit . R. Kippenhahn P. A. Strittmatter . V. Trimble
LIBRARY
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ASTRONOMY ANI) ASTRC)PHYSICS LIBRARY
Series Editors:
I. Appenzeller . G. Borner . M. Harwit . R. Kippenhahn p. A. Strittmatter . V. Trimble
LIBRARY
The Solar System 2nd, Corrected and Revised Edition By T. Encrenaz and I-P' Bibring Astrophysical Concepts
2nd Edition By M. Harwit
Physics and Chemistry of Comets
Editor: W. E Huebner
Stellar Structure and Evolution Study Edition By R. Kippenhahn and A. Weigert Modern Astrometry By 1. Kovalevsky Observational Astrophysics
By P. Una
Astrophysics of Neutron Stars Supernovae
By V. M. Lipunov
Editor: A.Petschek
General Relativity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology By A. K. Raychaudhuri, S.Banerji and A. Banerjee Tools of Radio Astronomy
Study Edition
By K. Rohlfs
Atoms in Strong Magnetic Fields Quantum Mechanical Treatment and Applications in Astrophysics and Quantum Chaos By H. Ruder, G. Wunner, H. Herold and F. Geyer The Stars
By E. L. Schatzman and E Praderie
Physics of the Galaxy and Interstellar Matter By H. Scheffler and H. Elsasser Gravitational Lenses
By P. Schneider, I Ehlers and E. E. Falco
Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy By M. H. Soffel The Sun An Introduction
Study Edition
By M. Stix
Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy Editors: G. L. Verschuur and K.1. Kellermann
2nd Edition
J. Kovalevsky
Modern Astrometry With 137 Figures
Springer
Professor Jean Kovalevsky Departernent CERGA, Observatoire de la Cote d' Azur Avenue Copernic, F-06130 Grasse, France
Series Editors Immo Appenzeller
Rudolf Kippenhahn
Landessternwarte, Konigstuhl D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Rautenbreite 2 D-37077 Gottingen, Germany
Gerhard Borner
Peter A. Strittmatter
MPI fUr Physik und Astrophysik Institut fiir Astrophysik Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1 D-85748 Garching bei Miinchen, Germany
Steward Observatory The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Virginia Trimble
Martin Harwit The National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution 7th St. and Independence Ave. S. W. Washington, DC 20560, USA
Astronomy Program University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742, USA and Department of Physics University of California Irvine, CA 92717, USA
Cover picture: The most advanced instrument in modern astrometry is the satellite Hipparcos launched in August 1989 by the European Space Agency. This artist's representation shows the baffle aiming at one of the two simultaneous fields of view. The outcome of this mission consists of the positions, annual proper motions, and parallaxes of about 118000 stars with a mean accuracy of the order of I to 1.5 thousandths of a second of arc. (Photo: by courtesy of ESA)
ISBN 978-3-662-03140-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Kovalevsky, Jean. Modern astrometry 1 Jean Kovalevsky. p. cm. - (Astronomy and astrophysics library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-3-662-03140-7 ISBN 978-3-662-03138-4 (eBook) DOI 10.10
