Author: K. V. Bailey
Publisher: Ardley Press
Keywords: observatories, telescopes
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-05-18
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 1409727092
ISBN-13: 9781409727095

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author: Peter L. Manly
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: telescopes, unusual
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1995-05-26
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 052148393X
ISBN-13: 9780521483933

In this book, Peter Manly surveys more than 150 unusual telescope designs. These are telescopes built by amateur and professional astronomers to suit some special need. There is, for instance, an inflatable telescope and one with a liquid mirror. Every so often a neglected design comes back into fashion: the largest telescopes now under construction use the alt-azimuth design that was ignored for over a century, and liquid mirror telescopes can be used for zenithal astronomy. The author shows why a particular engineering approach makes each telescope unique and explains the rationale behind th

Author: Rebecca Stefoff
Publisher: Benchmark Books (NY)
Keywords: inventions, telescopes, microscopes
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-02-28
List price: $42.79
ISBN-10: 0761422307
ISBN-13: 9780761422303

Author: Pierre Bely
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: telescopes, optical, large, construction, design
Number of Pages: 536
Published: 2003-01-14
List price: $129.00
ISBN-10: 0387955127
ISBN-13: 9780387955124

This book assembles for the first time in a single text the full range of astronomical and engineering principles used in the design and construction of large telescopes. It aims to cover all aspects of the field, from the fundamentals of astronomical observation to optics, control systems, and structural, mechanical, and thermal engineering, as well as such specialized topics as site selection and program management. The book is the result of the collaboration of many leading astronomers, engineers, and project managers. Their contributions have been edited to provide a consistent approach an

Author: Dr. W. Patrick McCray
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Keywords: promise, technology, ambition, astronomical, telescopes, giant
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2006-04-30
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0674019962
ISBN-13: 9780674019966

Every night, astronomers use a new generation of giant telescopes at observatories around the world to study phenomena at the forefront of science. By focusing on the history of the Gemini Observatory--twin 8-meter telescopes located on mountain peaks in Hawaii and Chile--Giant Telescopes tells the story behind the planning and construction of modern scientific tools, offering a detailed view of the technological and political transformation of astronomy in the postwar era. Drawing on interviews with participants and archival documents, W. Patrick McCray describes the ambitions and mac

Author: Swapan K. Saha
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Keywords: moderate, telescopes, large, imaging, limited, diffraction
Number of Pages: 636
Published: 2007-06-20
List price: $107.00
ISBN-10: 9812707778
ISBN-13: 9789812707772

This book deals with the fundamentals of wave optics, polarization, interference, diffraction, imaging, and the origin, properties, and optical effects of turbulence in the Earth’s atmosphere. Techniques developed during the last few decades to overcome atmospheric image degradation (including passive methods, speckle interferometry in particular, and active methods such as adaptive optics), are highlighted. Also discussed are high resolution sensors, image processing, and the astronomical results obtained with these techniques.

Author: Wodek Gawronski
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: engineering, series, mechanical, telescopes, control, antennas, modeling
Number of Pages: 225
Published: 2008-06-24
List price: $149.00
ISBN-10: 0387787925
ISBN-13: 9780387787923

The book shows, step by step, the design, implementation, and testing of the antenna/telescope control system, from the design stage (analytical model) to fine tuning of the RF beam pointing (monopulse and conscan). The purpose of this book is to present the implementation of the new theoretical developments in structural dynamics and control theory in the antenna and telescope industry. Also to present the significant improvement in pointing accuracy of the antenna and telescope when the presented techniques are implemented. This book fills the need in the antenna/telescope control technique