| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 160 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series |
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Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
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| Contents |
Spectroscopy--A New Golden Age for Amateur Astronomy -- The Basic Stuff--Light Radiation and Atoms -- Behind the Lines--The Magnificent Energy Level Structure of an Atom -- Our Old Friend the Doppler Effect -- When Is a Spectral Line Not a Spectral Line? -- Stellar Spectra and That Famous Mnemonic -- Cool but not Smooth--The Molecular Spectra of Red Stars -- Glows in the Dark--Emission Lines and Nebulae -- Glowing Vortices--Accretion Disks -- The P Cygni Profile and Friends -- Spectral Magnetism--The Zeeman Effect -- 'How Much Gold in Them There Stars?'--The Curve of Growth |
| Summary |
"In Spectroscopy: The Key to the Stars, Keith Robinson describes the physics and physical processes that cause the stellar spectra to be as they are ... spectra that amateur astronomers can image with today's commercially-made equipment. Written specifically for amateur astronomers, this book assumes only a basic knowledge of physics but looks in detail at many topics, including energy levels in atoms, the molecular spectra of red stars, emission lines in nebulae, and much, much more."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Stars -- Spectra -- Amateurs' manuals
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Astronomical spectroscopy -- Amateurs' manuals
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Stars -- Spectra.
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Astronomical spectroscopy.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomical spectroscopy.
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Stars -- Spectra.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Astronomie.
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Astronomical spectroscopy
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Stars -- Spectra
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks, manuals, etc
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006930106 |
| ISBN |
9780387682884 |
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0387682880 |
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9780387367866 |
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0387367861 |
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6610970173 |
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9786610970179 |
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