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Title:
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Infrared astronomy - seeing the heat : from William Herschel to the Herschel Space
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Authors:
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David L. Clements, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-1-4822-3727-6
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Format:
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xxiii, 266 p. / col. ill. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB470
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Subjects:
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Herschel Space Observatory (Spacecraft)
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Infrared astronomy
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Description:
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The book first presents the major telescopes in the world of observational infrared astronomy, explains how infrared light is detected through various kinds of telescopes, and describes practical problems that send infrared astronomers to the tops of mountains and their telescopes into orbit and beyond. Much of the book focuses on what infrared astronomers find in their observations. You'll discover what infrared astronomy reveals about the planets, moons, and other bodies that constitute our Solar System; star formation and stellar evolution; the processes that shape galaxies; and dark energy and dark matter.
Infrared astronomy has revolutionized our understanding of the universe and has become essential in studying cosmology.
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Format :
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In print
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