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Title:
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An introduction to radio astronomy
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Authors:
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Bernard F. Burke, Author ;
Francis Graham-Smith, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Edition statement:
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3rd ed.
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Publisher:
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-521-87808-1
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Format:
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xii, 444 p. / ill. / 26 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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QB476.5
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Subjects:
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Radio astronomy -- Methodology.
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Radio astronomy -- Observations.
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Description:
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Contents note:
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Introduction -- The nature of the radio signal -- Signals, noise, radiometers, and spectrometers -- Single-aperture radio telescopes -- The two-element interferometer -- Aperture synthesis -- Radiation, propagation, and absorption of radio waves -- The local universe -- The interstellar medium -- Galactic dynamics -- Stars -- Pulsars -- Radio galaxies and quasars -- Cosmology fundamentals -- The angular structure of the CMB -- Cosmology : discrete radio sources and gravitational lensing -- The future of radio astronomy.
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Format :
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In print
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