Two Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy
by
John B. Hearnshaw
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
First published in 1986, this is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. Beginning with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral lines in the early nineteenth century, this new edition continues the story through to the year 2000. In addition to the key discoveries, it...