Excursions in Astronomical Optics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Excursions in Astronomical Optics write by Lawrence N. Mertz. This book was released on 2012-12-06. Excursions in Astronomical Optics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For every astronomical topic that I have approached there has turned out to be a broader realm of possibilities than is commonly accepted or acknowledged. The "excursions" of this book are the examples. They mostly depart from the mainstream of conventional wisdom to offer a wider perspective with opportunities for further research. While my intent is to supplement that mainstream, the effect may appear to dismiss rather than to reconsider accepted tenets. Ample praise and credit for those accomplishments are already available in textbooks. Readers may very well disagree with some of the notions presented in these excursions, but I hope that they will pause long enough to evaluate the scientific basis for any disagreement. For the most part, these excursions remain incomplete and unfulfilled, yet they contain many ideas that are not available elsewhere. Whether these ideas are per ceived as a collection of unproven claims or as a storehouse of fresh opportunities will depend entirely on the attitude of the reader. The excursions do cover a rather wide span of disciplines, and that may lead to an unfocused overall impression. My hope is thereby to attract a broader audience than that of a single discipline, and to expose them to neighboring disciplines. The excursions all do have the common thread of optical science related to astronomy.
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
The Urban Astronomer's Guide - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Urban Astronomer's Guide write by Rod Mollise. This book was released on 2006-12-22. The Urban Astronomer's Guide available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book covers the "why," "how," and "what" of astronomy under light-polluted skies. The prospective city-based observer is told why to observe from home (there are hundreds of spectacular objects to be seen from the average urban site), how to observe the city sky (telescopes, accessories, and moderns techniques), and what to observe. About half of the book is devoted to describing "tours" of the sky, with physical and observational descriptions, at-the-eyepiece drawings, and photographs.
How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap
How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap write by Stephen R. Wilk. This book was released on 2013-10-07. How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How the Ray Gun Got Its Zap is a collection of essays that discusses odd and unusual topics in optics. Though optics is a fairly specialized branch of physics, this book extracts from the discipline topics that are particularly interesting, mysterious, culturally relevant, or accessible. The essays all first appeared, in abbreviated form, in Optics and Photonics News and in The Spectrograph; the author has updated and expanded upon each of them for this book. The book is divided into three thematic sections: History, Weird Science, and Pop Culture. Chapters will discuss surprising uses of optics in classics and early astronomy; explain why we think of the sun as yellow when it is actually white; present how the laser is used in popular film; and profile the eccentric scientists who contributed to optics. The essays are short and entertaining, and can be read in any order. The book should appeal to general audiences interested in optics or physics more generally, as well as members of the scientific community who are curious about optics phenomena.
Astronomical Optics
Astronomical Optics - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Astronomical Optics write by Daniel J. Schroeder. This book was released on 2012-12-02. Astronomical Optics available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Written by a recognized expert in the field, this clearly presented, well-illustrated book provides both advanced level students and professionals with an authoritative, thorough presentation of the characteristics, including advantages and limitations, of telescopes and spectrographic instruments used by astronomers of today. Written by a recognized expert in the field Provides both advanced level students and professionals with an authoritative, thorough presentation of the characteristics, including advantages and limitations, of telescopes and spectrographic instruments used by astronomers of today
Astronomical Measurement
Astronomical Measurement - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Astronomical Measurement write by Andy Lawrence. This book was released on 2013-11-20. Astronomical Measurement available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book on astronomical measurement takes a fresh approach to teaching the subject. After discussing some general principles, it follows the chain of measurement through atmosphere, imaging, detection, spectroscopy, timing, and hypothesis testing. The various wavelength regimes are covered in each section, emphasising what is the same, and what is different. The author concentrates on the physics of detection and the principles of measurement, aiming to make this logically coherent. The book is based on a short self contained lecture course for advanced undergraduate students developed and taught by the author over several years.
