An Introduction To Radio Astronomy 2ed by Bernard F. Burke, Francis Graham-Smith, Francis Graham-Smith, Francis Graham-Smith, Francis Graham-Smith

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Synopsis

A clearly written, wide-ranging graduate textbook examining all aspects of radio astronomy - by two founders of the field.

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A graduate textbook for astronomy students, and introduction for practicing astronomers who want to know the basics of viewing the universe as garbed in its long-wave electromagnetic radiation. The 1997 edition has been revised, especially in interferometry, aperture synthesis, and areas of astrophysics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Francis Graham-Smith obtained his PhD in radio astronomy, and went on to become Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and later the 13th Astronomer Royal. He is currently Emeritus Professor at Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester, where he is involved in pulsar research.

Bernard Burke is a member of the National Academy of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Science.He has been involved in the development of radio astronomy in the USA, most notably using Very Long Baseline Interferometry. In 1955 he discovered radio emission from Jupiter.