Author: Publisher: Sky Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780933346291
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The AAVSO Variable Star Atlas
Author: Publisher: Sky Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780933346291
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The AAVSO Variable Star Atlas
Author: Charles ScovilPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Star Atlas
Author: American Association of Variable Star ObserversPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stars
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Advancing Variable Star Astronomy
Author: Thomas R. WilliamsPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139496344
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Founded in 1911, the AAVSO boasts over 1200 members and observers and is the world's largest non-profit organization dedicated to variable star observation. This timely book marks the AAVSO's centennial year, presenting an authoritative and accurate history of this important association. Writing in an engaging and accessible style, the authors move chronologically through five eras of the AAVSO, discussing the evolution of its structure and purpose. Throughout the text, the main focus is on the thousands of individuals whose contributions have made the AAVSO's progress possible. Describing a century of interaction between amateur and professional astronomers, the authors celebrate the collaborative relationships that have existed over the years. As the definitive history of the first hundred years of the AAVSO, this text has broad appeal and will be of interest to amateur and professional astronomers, as well as historians and sociologists of science in general.
Manual for Observing Variable Stars
Author: Margaret Walton MayallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Variable stars
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Women in the History of Variable Star Astronomy
Author: Dorrit HoffleitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Understanding Variable Stars
Author: John R. PercyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139463284
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book was first published in 2007. Variable stars are those that change brightness. Their variability may be due to geometric processes such as rotation, or eclipse by a companion star, or physical processes such as vibration, flares, or cataclysmic explosions. In each case, variable stars provide unique information about the properties of stars, and the processes that go on within them. This book provides a concise overview of variable stars, including a historical perspective, an introduction to stars in general, the techniques for discovering and studying variable stars, and a description of the main types of variable stars. It ends with short reflections about the connection between the study of variable stars, and research, education, amateur astronomy, and public interest in astronomy. This book is intended for anyone with some background knowledge of astronomy, but is especially suitable for undergraduate students and experienced amateur astronomers who can contribute to our understanding of these important stars.
David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars
Author: David H. LevyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521608602
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them.
The Practical Observing of Variable Stars
Author: American Association of Variable Star ObserversPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Variable stars
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
A Dictionary of Astronomy
Author: Ian RidpathPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199609055
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
This dictionary contains over 4,300 entries covering all aspects of astronomy from astrophysics and cosmology to galaxies and time. Major entries include Big Bang theory, relativity and variable stars. Biographical entries on eminent astronomers are also included.