Physics and astronomy

By:

McGillivray, Donald

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Dimensions of sciencePublication details: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1987.Description: x, 186 pages : illustrationsISBN:

9780333428610
0333428617

Subject(s):

Astrophysics

DDC classification:

530 MAC

Contents:

Electromagnetic Radiation and Spectroscopy - Black Body Radiation and Quantum Physics - Atmospheric Absorption of Radiation - The Eye as a Detector of Electromagnetic Radiation - The Photographic Process as a Means of Detecting Electromagnetic Radiation - Photoelectric Detection of Electromagnetic Radiation - The Doppler Effect - Stellar Magnitudes and Distances - The Classification of Stars and Further Methods of Determining Stellar Distances - Radio Astronomy - Observations from Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere

Summary: Physics and Astronomy shows how in modern astronomy the ideas of physics are used in the detection of radiation, and in explaining the content and structure of the universe.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	530 MAC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005597

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Physics and Astronomy shows how in modern astronomy the ideas of physics are used in the detection of radiation, and in explaining the content and structure of the universe.

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