Fundamentals of Astrometry
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Book Description
Astrometry encompasses all that is necessary to measure the positions and motions of celestial bodies: observational techniques, instrumentation, processing and analysis of observational data, and reference systems and frames, as well as the resulting astronomical phenomena. It is fundamental to all other fields of astronomy, from the focusing of telescopes to navigation and guidance systems and distance and motion determinations for astrophysics. Starting from basic principles, this work provides the principles of astrometry at milli- and micro-arcsecond accuracies and will be an invaluable reference for graduate students and research astronomers.
About the Author
Kenneth Seidelmann is a Research Professor in the Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia. Until 2000, was Director of Astrometry of the U.S. Naval Observatory, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Maryland. Jean Kovalevsky is an Associate (retired) Astronomer of the Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Géodynamiques et Astronomiques (CERGA), at the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, France. He is President of the International Committee of Weights and Measures and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
Fundamentals of Astrometry,Jean Kovalevsky,P. Kenneth Seidelmann,Cambridge University Press,0521642167,Astrometry,Astronomy - General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Star Observation,Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods,Science / Astronomy
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