The Measurement of Starlight

Klappentext
Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness and colour of stars and other celestial objects. It is a technique at the very heart of modern astrophysics. This authoritative volume traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical photometry--from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel in the 1780's, through to the birth of photometry with charge-coupled devices in the 1980's.

Zusammenfassung
A well-illustrated historical survey of the science of measuring the brightness and colours of stars - for professional astronomers, amateur astronomers and historians of science.

Inhalt
Preface; Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; 1. Early stellar magnitudes; 2. Visual estimates of stellar magnitudes and colour; 3. Visual photometry; 4. Photographic photometry, 1839-1922; 5. The origins of photoelectric photometry; 6. Photometry at longer wavelengths; 7. Photographic photometry from 1922; 8. Photometry and the birth of astrophysics; 9. Photoelectric photometry with the photomultiplier tube; 10. Photometry with electronic area detectors; Sources of illustrations; Index of names; Index of star names; Index of subjects.

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