Description
A concrete, mid-level treatment, this readable and authoritative translation from the French provides an excellent guide to observational astrophysics. Methods of research and observation receive as much attention as results. 1961 edition. I. Definitions and Specisal Conditions in Astronomical Photometry II. Stellar Photometry and Colorimetry III. Astronomical Spectrographs IV. Description and Initial Classification of Stellar Spectra V. Spectra and Absolute Magnitudes VI. Continuous Spectra of the Stars, Gradients and Color Temperatures VII. Spectrophometric Classification of Stars VIII. Diameters and Effective Temperatures of the Stars IX. Masses and Densities of the Stars X. Elementary Ideas on the Constitution of Stellar Atmospheres Physical and Astronomical Constants Abbreviations of the Names of Constellations Cited Brief Bibliography Index
