Observational Astrophysics
For the last twenty years astronomy has been developing dramatically. Until the nineteen-fifties, telescopes, spectrometers, and photographic plates consti tuted a relatively simple set of tools which had been refined to a high degree of perfection by th
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY Series Editors: M. Harwit, R. Kippenhahn, J.-P. Zahn
Advisory Board: J. N. Bahcall p. L. Biennann S. Chandrasekhar S. M. Faber L. V. Kuhi P. G . Mezger p. A. Strittmatter
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY Series Editors: M. Harwit, R. Kippenhahn, J.-P. Zahn
Tools of Radio Astronomy By K. Rohlfs Physics of the Galaxy and Interstellar Matter By H. Scheffier and H. Elsässer Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy Editors : G. L. Verschuur, K. 1. Kellermann Observational Astrophysics By p. Lena Astrophysical Concepts 2nd Edition By M. Harwit
2nd Edition
Pierre Una
Observational Astrophysics Translated by A. R. King
With 204 Figures
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Professor Pierre Una Universite Paris VII and Observatoire de Paris, F-92195 Meudon, France
Translator Dr. Andrew R. King Astronomy Department, The University, Leicester LEI 7RH, UK
Series Editors Martin Harwit The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 7th St. and Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20560, USA
Rudolf Kippenhahn
Jean-Paul Zahn
Max-Planck-Institut fUr Physik und Astrophysik Institut fUr Astrophysik Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1 D-8046 Garching, FRG
Universite Paul Sabatier Observatoires du Pic-duMidi et de Toulouse 14, Avenue Edouard-Belin F-31400 Toulouse, France
Cover picture: Computer simulation of a speck1ed image as produced by the coherent interferometric combination of 3 large ground-based telescopes (courtesy G. Weigelt, University of Erlangen)
Title ofthe original French edition: Astrophysique: Methodes physiques de l'observation © InterEditions et Editions du CNRS, Paris 1986
ISBN 978-3-662-02556-7 ISBN 978-3-662-02554-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-02554-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Una, P. (Pierre), 1937- [Methodes physiques de I'observation. English) Observational astrophysics / P. Una; translated by A. R King. p. CITI. - (Astronomy and astrophysics library) Translation of: Methodes physiques de I'observation. Bibliography: p. lncludes index. 1. Astrophysics-Observations. 2. Astronomy-Observations. 3. Astronomical instruments. 1. 'TItle. II. Series. QB46I.L46 1988 522--dc 19 87-30532 This work is subject to copyright. AII rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concemed, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its version of June 24, 1985, and a copyright fee must always be paid. Violations fall under the prosecution act ofthe German Copyright Law. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1988 Originally published by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York in 1988 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1988
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