Stories of astronomers and their stars / David E. Falkner.
Falkner, David E., author.
2021
QB35 .F35 2021
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Title Stories of astronomers and their stars / David E. Falkner.
Author Falkner, David E., author.
ISBN 9783030803094 (electronic bk.)
3030803090 (electronic bk.)
9783030803087
3030803082
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80309-4
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-80309-4 doi
Call Number QB35 .F35 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 520.922
Summary This book recounts the stories of the astronomical pioneers who forever changed our views of the cosmos. The chapters delve into their fascinating lives over the centuries, showing how these pivotal minds built upon the work of their predecessors and unlocked the unique properties of specific stars. From ancient astronomy to modern imaging and spectroscopy, each tale at once showcases the pace of scientific discovery and the shared passions that drove these starwatchers. Accompanying the stories are a plethora of constellation and finder charts, stellar coordinates and directions, and suggestions for viewing specific stars, all of which are visible to the naked eye or through a small telescope. In addition, the histories on specific star names and designations are given, along with an overview of the most popular catalogues and online databases that readers can use for reference.
Note Includes index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 15, 2021).
Series Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
Available in Other Form Print version: 9783030803087
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Intro
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Part I: The Night Sky
Chapter 1: Observing the Night Sky and the Celestial Sphere
Chapter 2: The Spring/Fall Sky
The Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Reference
Chapter 3: The Summer/Winter Sky
The Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Chapter 4: The Fall/Spring Sky
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
Reference
Chapter 5: The Winter/Summer Sky
The Northern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere
Part II: The Age Before Telescopes

Chapter 6: Anaxagoras and Hans Albrecht Bethe: The Sun
Anaxagoras
Hans Bethe
The Sun
The Geriatric Sun
Low-Mass Stars
High-Mass Stars
References
Chapter 7: Tycho Brahe: SN 1572
Tycho Brahe
SN 1572 Discovery and Significance
Tycho in Later Years
References
Chapter 8: Johannes Kepler: SN 1604
The Great Conjunction of 1603 and the Supernova of 1604
The Later Years of Kepler
References
Part III: Observational Discoveries with Telescopes
Chapter 9: Thomas Henderson: Alpha Centauri
Parallax Measurement of Alpha Centauri

The Alpha Centauri System
References
Chapter 10: Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel: 61 Cygni
61 Cygni
References
Chapter 11: Benedetto Castelli and J.B. Liebknecht: Mizar, Alcor, and Sidus Ludoviciana
Benedetto Castelli-Mizar and Alcor
Johann Georg Liebknecht
Sidus Ludoviciana
References
Chapter 12: John Goodricke: Algol
John Goodricke
Algol
References
Part IV: Astrophotography and Spectroscopy
Chapter 13: A Brief History of Astrophotography
References
Chapter 14: The Pioneers of Spectroscopy
Terms and Concepts

Isaac Newton
Sir William Herschel-Discovery of Infrared Light
Thomas Young-Wave Properties of Light
Joseph Fraunhofer-Solar Spectrum
Henry Draper-First Stellar Spectrum Photograph
Gustav Kirchhoff-Spectrum Analysis
Johann Christian Doppler-The Effect of Velocity on Light Waves
Sir William Huggins-Tying Spectrums to Elements
Niels Bohr-Applying Quantum Physics to Spectrums
Summary
References
Chapter 15: Stellar Spectral Types and the H-R Diagram
Stellar Spectroscopy
Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
Angelo Secchi
Sir William Huggins
Hermann Carl Vogel

Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer
Stellar Spectrum Classifications from the Harvard College Observatory
Yerkes MKK Spectral Classification (W.W. Morgan, Philip Keenan, Edith Kellman)
Morgan-Keenan (MK) Classification
The Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) Diagram
References
Part V: Astrophotography and Spectroscopy Reveal Stellar Secrets
Chapter 16: Edward Charles Pickering: Mizar
Mizar
References
Chapter 17: Charles Wolf and Georges Rayet: Wolf-Rayet Stars
Charles Joseph Étienne Wolf
Georges Antoine Pons Rayet
Wolf-Rayet (WR) Stars

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