Fundamental Astronomy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karttunen, Hannu (Editor), Kröger, Pekka (Editor), Oja, Heikki (Editor), Poutanen, Markku (Editor), Donner, Karl Johan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Edition: Fifth Edition.
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Fundamental Astronomy gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the topics of classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical sciences....

Table of Contents:

• Spherical Astronomy
• Observations and Instruments
• Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes
• Radiation Mechanisms
• Celestial Mechanics
• The Solar System
• Stellar Spectra
• Binary Stars and Stellar Masses
• Stellar Structure
• Stellar Evolution
• The Sun
• Variable Stars
• Compact Stars
• The Interstellar Medium
• Star Clusters and Associations
• The Milky Way
• Galaxies
• Cosmology
• Astrobiology.