Selected Exercises in Galactic Astronomy
Galactic Astronomy is, and for some time to come will certainly remain, one of the more important items in the astronomy curricula. There are at present a number of excellent text-books and monographs covering the whole subject or certain of its aspects. It seems however that there is not a single b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1971, 1971
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1971 |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I Determination of the Position of the Galactic Equator
- II The Apparent Distribution and the Colors of the Globular Clusters
- III Determination of the Vertex of the Hyades Cluster
- IV Solar Motion and Velocity Distribution of a Group of Stars
- V The Distribution of the Residual Velocities: A Numerical Method
- VI The Asymmetry of Stellar Motions
- VII The Theory of Galactic Rotation
- VIII The Determination of the Galactic Orbit of a Star
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects