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This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment which would alienate many of its intended readers. Any amateur astronomer who carries out observational spectroscopy and who wants a non-technical account of the physical processes which determine the intensity and profile morphology of lines in stellar spectra will find this is the only book written specially for them. It is an ideal companion to existing books on observational amateur astronomical spectroscopy.
This is the first non-technical book on spectroscopy written specifically for practical amateur astronomers. It includes all the science necessary for a qualitative understanding of stellar spectra, but avoids a mathematical treatment.
SpectroscopyA New Golden Age for Amateur Astronomy.- The Basic StuffLight Radiation and Atoms.- Behind the LinesThe Magnificent Energy Level Structure of an Atom.- Our Old Friend the Doppler Effect.- When Is a Spectral Line Not a Spectral Line?.- Stellar Spectra and That Famous Mnemonic.- Cool but not SmoothThe Molecular Spectra of Red Stars.- Glows in the DarkEmission Lines and Nebulae.- Glowing VorticesAccretion Disks.- The P Cygni Profile and Friends.- Spectral MagnetismThe Zeeman Effect.- How Much Gold in Them There Stars?The Curve of Growth.From the reviews:
If you ever wondered what the big deal is about spectroscopy or wished you understood it a little better, this books for you. Robinson takes a step-by-step approach to spectroscopy, each chapter building on the ones before it. & The book is a worthy addition to any advanced amateur astronomers library. (Michael Bakich, Astronomy, February, 2007)
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