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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      April 2014
      March 2014
      ISBN:
      9781139382779
      9781107031746
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139382779
      Dimensions:
      (253 x 203 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.1kg, 382 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, History, Philosophy and Foundations of Physics
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    First published in 1986, this is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. Beginning with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral lines in the early nineteenth century, this new edition continues the story through to the year 2000. In addition to the key discoveries, it presents the cultural and social history of stellar astrophysics by introducing the leading astronomers and their struggles, triumphs and disagreements. Basic concepts in spectroscopy and spectral analysis are included, so both observational and theoretical aspects are described, in a non-mathematical framework. This new edition covers the final decades of the twentieth century, with its major advances in stellar astrophysics: the discovery of extrasolar planets, new classes of stars and the observation of the ultraviolet spectra of stars from satellites. The in-depth coverage makes it essential reading for graduate students working in stellar spectroscopy, professional and amateur astronomers, and historians of science.

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    '… well-documented, beautifully written … an excellent historical summary and an invaluable resource for finding source material …'

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    'Readers familiar with the 1986 octavo volume will be pleased with the illustrations’ improved quality. … Astronomers will likely welcome it as an encyclopaedic accomplishment.'

    Barbara J. Becker Source: Isis

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