Advanced Interferometers and the Search for Gravitational Waves [[electronic resource] ] : Lectures from the First VESF School on Advanced Detectors for Gravitational Waves / / edited by Massimo Bassan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) |
Disciplina | 521.1 |
Collana | Astrophysics and Space Science Library |
Soggetto topico |
Gravitation
Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Astrophysics Physical measurements Measurement Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Astrophysics and Astroparticles Measurement Science and Instrumentation |
ISBN | 3-319-03792-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Foreword -- Towards gravitational wave astronomy -- The science case for advanced gravitational wave Detectors -- Interferometer configurations -- Pre Stabilized Lasers for Advanced detectors -- Input Optics System -- Readout, sensing and control -- An introduction to the Virgo Suspension System -- Thermal noise in laser interferometer gravitational wave detectors -- Thermal effects and other wave-front aberrations in recycling cavities -- Stray Light Issues -- A Basic Introduction to Quantum Noise and Quantum-Non-Demolition Techniques -- The Parametric Instability in advanced gravitational-wave interferometers -- A Third Generation Gravitational Wave Observatory: the Einstein Telescope -- Low Temperature and Gravitation Wave detectors. |
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Astronomical Measurement [[electronic resource] ] : A Concise Guide / / by Andy Lawrence |
Autore | Lawrence Andy |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 192 p. 69 illus., 15 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 520 |
Collana | Astronomy and Planetary Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Optics Electrodynamics Physical measurements Measurement Spectroscopy Microscopy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Classical Electrodynamics Measurement Science and Instrumentation Spectroscopy and Microscopy |
ISBN | 3-642-39835-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Signal, Distortion, and Noise -- The atmosphere and how to avoid it -- Mapping the Sky -- Detection of Light -- Spectroscopy -- Overview of Statistics -- Basic orbital mechanics -- References -- Glossary -- Solutions -- Index. |
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Lawrence Andy
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Astronomy and Big Data [[electronic resource] ] : A Data Clustering Approach to Identifying Uncertain Galaxy Morphology / / by Kieran Jay Edwards, Mohamed Medhat Gaber |
Autore | Edwards Kieran Jay |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (112 p.) |
Disciplina | 520.222 |
Collana | Studies in Big Data |
Soggetto topico |
Computational intelligence
Artificial intelligence Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Data mining Computational Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery |
ISBN | 3-319-06599-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Astronomy, Galaxies and Stars: An Overview -- Astronomical Data Mining -- Adopted Data Mining Methods -- Research Methodology -- Development of Data Mining Models -- Experimentation Results -- Conclusion and Future Work. |
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Edwards Kieran Jay
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The Atmosphere and Ionosphere [[electronic resource] ] : Elementary Processes, Monitoring, and Ball Lightning / / edited by Vladimir L. Bychkov, Gennady V. Golubkov, Anatoly I. Nikitin |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.51 |
Collana | Physics of Earth and Space Environments |
Soggetto topico |
Atmospheric sciences
Environmental sciences Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Space sciences Atmospheric Sciences Environmental Physics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) |
ISBN | 3-319-05239-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Optical Quantum Properties of GPS Signal Propagation Medium –D layer -- Pre break down Air Ionization in the Atmosphere -- Current Trends in Development of the Radioactive and Highly Toxic Substances Remote Detection Methods -- Ball Lightning: A New Step in Understanding -- Atmospheric Gelatinous Meteors. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299559203321 |
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Binocular Astronomy [[electronic resource] /] / by Stephen Tonkin |
Autore | Tonkin Stephen |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (451 p.) |
Disciplina |
520
522 |
Collana | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Popular Science in Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
ISBN | 1-4614-7467-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Why Binoculars? -- Binocular Optics and Mechanics -- Choosing Binoculars -- Evaluating Binoculars -- Care and Maintenance of Binoculars -- Mounting Binoculars -- Binocular Telescopes -- Accessories -- Observing Techniques -- 200 Objects for Binoculars. |
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Thomas Hockey, Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, Richard A. Jarrell, Jordan D. Marché II, JoAnn Palmeri, Daniel W.E. Green |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 illus., 28 illus. in color. eReference.) |
Disciplina | 520.922 |
Collana | Springer reference |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Physics Cultural heritage Astrophysics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Cultural Heritage Astrophysics and Astroparticles |
ISBN | 1-4419-9917-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Volume 1. A-D -- Volume 2. E-K -- Volume 3. L-R -- Volume 4. S-Z. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300384803321 |
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Blazing a Ghostly Trail [[electronic resource] ] : ISON and Great Comets of the Past and Future / / by Peter Grego |
Autore | Grego Peter |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.6 |
Collana | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Popular Science in Astronomy |
ISBN | 3-319-01775-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Setting the scene for C/2012 S1 (ISON) and incoming comets -- What is a comet and where do they come from? (Primordial leftovers, Oort Cloud, etc) -- Portents of change and doom (historical perspectives on comets, myths and superstitions, end of world predictions, hyperbole) -- Great comets (including Halley’s Comet, Ikeya-Seki, IRAS-Araki-Alcock, Hyakutake, Hale-Bopp, McNaught, etc) -- Comets up close observations by space probes (VeGa, Giotto, ICE, Deep Impact, etc) -- C/2012 S1 and selected bright comets of the future (discovery, magnitude predictions, paths through Solar System). |
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A Buyer's and User's Guide to Astronomical Telescopes and Binoculars [[electronic resource] /] / by James Mullaney |
Autore | Mullaney James |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 522.2 |
Collana | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Popular Science in Astronomy |
ISBN | 1-4614-8733-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I Buying Astronomical Telescopes & Binoculars -- Introduction -- Binoculars -- Telescope Basics -- Refracting Telescopes -- Reflecting Telescopes -- Catadioptric Telescopes -- Accessories -- Astroimaging -- Binocular Sources -- Telescope Sources -- Part II Using Astronomical Telescopes and Binoculars -- Observing the Techniques -- Observing Programs -- Conclusion -- Pro-Am Collaboration. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300394103321 |
Mullaney James
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Celestial Sleuth [[electronic resource] ] : Using Astronomy to Solve Mysteries in Art, History and Literature / / by Donald W. Olson |
Autore | Olson Donald W |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
Disciplina | 520 |
Collana | Popular Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astronomy Arts Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Popular Science in Astronomy |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
ISBN | 1-4614-8403-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I Astronomy in Art -- Van Gogh’s Lost Night Sky -- Van Gogh’s “Moonrise (Wheat Stacks) -- Van Gogh’s Starry Nights -- Edvard Munch and the Blood-Red Sky of “The Scream” -- Edvard Munch’s “Girls on the Pier” -- Edvard Munch’s Starry Nights -- Monet in London -- Monet’s “Impression, Sunrise” -- The Moonrise Photographs of Ansel Adams -- Canaletto’s Night Festival Paintings of Venice -- The Night Skies of J. M. W. Turner -- Part II Astronomy in History -- The Moon and the Marathon -- Julius Caesar’s Invasion of Britiain -- The Boston Tea Party -- Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride -- Lincoln and the Almanac Trial -- Lincoln and the Leonids -- Stonewall Jackson’s Fatal Full Moon -- John Muir and Moonbows -- World War II – Pearl Harbor and the Waning Moon -- World War II: The Tide at Tarawa -- World War II: D-Day in Normandy -- World War II: “I’ll Met by Moonligh” – The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis -- What’s a Blue Moon -- Did the Moon Sink the Titanic? -- Part III Astronomy in Literature -- Chaucer – Moon, Tides, and “The Franklin’s Tale” -- Chaucer – Lunar Motion in “The Merchant’s Tale” -- Identifying a Meteor in James Joyce’s “Ulysses” -- William Blake’s “The Tiger” -- False Dawn in the “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam”. |
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Olson Donald W
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Concise Catalog of Deep-Sky Objects [[electronic resource] ] : Astrophysical Information for 550 Galaxies, Clusters and Nebulae / / by Warren H. Finlay |
Autore | Finlay Warren H |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (452 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.112 |
Collana | The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astronomy Astrophysics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Popular Science in Astronomy Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology |
ISBN | 3-319-03170-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- The Messier Objects -- NGC Objects -- Index Catalogue Objects -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300389303321 |
Finlay Warren H
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