Astronomical Applications of Astrometry

Informationen zum Autor Michael Perryman is chief scientist for the European Space Agency's Hipparcos (1980-97) and Gaia (1997-07) space astrometry missions! and Professor of Astronomy at the University of Leiden! The Netherlands. Klappentext An authoritative account of the contributions to science made by the Hipparcos satellite, for astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists. Zusammenfassung This authoritative account of the contributions to science made by the Hipparcos satellite over the last decade is an outstanding reference for astronomers! astrophysicists and cosmologists. It reviews the applications of the data in different areas! and contains a detailed overview of the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Hipparcos and Tycho catalogues; 2. Derived catalogues and applications; 3. Double and multiple stars; 4. Photometry and variability; 5. Luminosity calibration and distance scale; 6. Open clusters, groups and associations; 7. Stellar structure and evolution; 8. Specific stellar types and the ISM; 9. Structure of the Galaxy; 10. Solar System and exo-planets; Index.

Klappentext
An authoritative account of the contributions to science made by the Hipparcos satellite, for astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists.

Inhalt
1. The Hipparcos and Tycho catalogues; 2. Derived catalogues and applications; 3. Double and multiple stars; 4. Photometry and variability; 5. Luminosity calibration and distance scale; 6. Open clusters, groups and associations; 7. Stellar structure and evolution; 8. Specific stellar types and the ISM; 9. Structure of the Galaxy; 10. Solar System and exo-planets; Index.

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