Description
Capturing the excitement of X-ray astronomy, this second edition textbook for undergraduate students now covers a broader range of topics.
About the Author
Frederick D. Seward has been leader of the High Altitude Physics Group at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Director of the Einstein Guest Observer Program at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Head of Chandra User Support and an Assistant Director of the Chandra Observatory before retiring in 2004. Philip A. Charles is Director of the South African Astronomical Observatory, which operates SALT, the largest telescope in the southern hemisphere. He has recently been head of the astronomy group at the University of Southampton's School of Physics and Astronomy.
Reviews
'The authors make use of their wide experience in both instrumentation and observations to balance knowledge against inference ... I like this book and highly recommend it.' The Observatory
Book Information
ISBN 9780521884839
Author Frederick D. Seward
Format Hardback
Page Count 372
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1120g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 192mm * 23mm