Timeless, comprehensive coverage of telescopes, mirrors, lenses, mountings, telescope drives, micrometers, spectroscopes, more. ". . . highly recommended for very serious nonprofessional astronomers." — A Guide to the Literature of Astronomy. 189 illustrations. Reprint of 1971 edition.

Amateur Astronomer's Handbook (Dover Books on Astronomy)

Science & Math

Space

Sidgwick, J. B.

Astronomy & Space Science

Dover Publications

A virtual field guide to the sky, this concise, highly readable book provides amateur and student astronomers with the practical knowledge needed to observe and explore a myriad of fascinating phenomena and engage in numerous experiments and projects. From learning how to use telescopes and astronomical photography to studying planetary rotations, supernovae, and spectacular meteor showers, this book covers a broad range of topics that will delight and stimulate anyone with an interest in the infinitely deep and ever-changing heavens. Contents: 1. The Selection of a Telescope. 2. Instrument Setup and Maintenance. 3. Observations of Meteors. 4. Comets: A Guide to Observation, Photography, and Discovery. 5. Amateur Studies of the Sun. 6. Lunar Topography. 7. Lunar Occultations. 8. Mars: The Red Planet. 9. Jupiter: An Amateur's Guide to Research Projects. 10. Observations of Saturn. 11. Visual Photometry of the Minor Planets. 12. Studies of Variable Stars. 13. An Introduction to Photoelectric Photometry. 14. Astrophotography for the Amateur Astronomer. Glossary. Appendices. Index. 124 Figures. 26 Halftones. 37 Tables.

A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations (Dover Books on Astronomy)

Sherrod, P. Clay

Koed, Thomas L.

In this monograph a leading modern astrophysicist explores a problem basic to stellar dynamics: What is the relationship between loss of energy, mass, and radius of stars in the steady state? The monograph is divided into two distinct parts. In chapters i-iv, Chandrasekhar presents the "classical" background necessary to his argument: the laws of thermodynamics (from Carathéodory's rigorous axiomatic standpoint), adiabatic and polytropic laws, and the work of Ritter, Emden, Kelvin, and others who developed the applied mathematics of stellar structure. Chapters v-xii discuss modern results: the formal theory of radiation, the equations of radiative equilibrium, the luminosity formula, the theory of stellar envelopes, Gibbs statistical mechanics (the quantum mechanical version), white dwarfs, etc. The closing chapter outlines some general trends in current investigations of the problem. Appendixes cover physical and astronomical constants; the masses of light atoms; the masses, luminosities, and radii of the stars, derived hydrogen contents, central densities and central temperatures, and tables of white dwarf functions. "Extremely interesting. It reaches the highest level of scientific merit." — Bulletin, American Mathematical Society.

An Introduction to the Study of Stellar Structure (Dover Books on Astronomy)

Chandrasekhar, S.

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