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 : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 6th ed. 2017.
• Subjects: Physics.; Geophysics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Now in its sixth edition this successful undergraduate textbook 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 prof...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Spherical Astronomy
• 3. Observations and Instruments
• 4. Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes
• 5. Radiation Mechanisms
• 6. Celestial Mechanics
• 7. The Solar System Part I
• 8. The Solar System Part II
• 9. Stellar Spectra
• 10. Binary Stars and Stellar Masses
• 11. <Stellar Structure
• 12. Stellar Evolution
• 13. The Sun
• 14. Variable Stars
• 15. Compact Stars
• 16. The Interstellar Medium
• 17. Star Clusters and Associations
• 18. The MilkyWay
• 19. Galaxies
• 20. Cosmology
• 21. Exoplanets
• 22. Astrobiology.-.