| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Cambridge astrophysics series ; 37 |
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Cambridge astrophysics series ; 37.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to the Extreme Ultraviolet: first source discoveries; 2 The first space observatories; 3 Roentgen Satellit: the first EUV sky survey; 4 The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and ALEXIS sky surveys; 5 Spectroscopic instrumentation and analysis techniques; 6 Spectroscopy of stellar sources; 7 Structure and ionisation of the local interstellar medium; 8 Spectroscopy of white dwarfs; 9 Cataclysmic variables and related objects; 10 Extragalactic photometry and spectroscopy |
| Summary |
Describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments to the latest satellite missions. This timely book for graduate students and researchers comes at the end of a major phase of discovery in the field |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Ultraviolet astronomy.
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NATURE -- Sky Observation.
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Ultraviolet astronomy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holberg, J. B
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| ISBN |
0511065760 |
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9780511065767 |
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0511067895 |
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9780511067891 |
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9786610417117 |
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6610417113 |
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1107127262 |
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9781107127265 |
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1280417110 |
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9781280417115 |
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9781139145510 |
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0511178700 |
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9780511178702 |
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9780511305917 |
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0511536143 |
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9780511536144 |
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9780521039062 |
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0521039061 |
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