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020			_a9781139023443 (ebook)
020			_z9780521519205 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aQB807 _b.A757 2013
082	0	0	_a522 _223
245	0	0	_aAstrometry for Astrophysics : _bMethods, Models, and Applications / _cedited by William F. van Altena.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (428 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe field of astrometry, the precise measurement of the positions, distances and motions of astronomical objects, has been revolutionized in recent years. As we enter the high-precision era, it will play an increasingly important role in all areas of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. This edited text starts by looking at the opportunities and challenges facing astrometry in the twenty-first century, from space and ground. The new formalisms of relativity required to take advantage of micro-arcsecond astrometry are then discussed, before the reader is guided through the basic methods required to transform our observations from detected photons to the celestial sphere. The final section of the text shows how a variety of astronomical problems can be solved using astrometric methods. Bringing together work from a broad range of experts in the field, this is the most complete textbook on observational astrometry and is ideal for graduate students and researchers alike.
650		0	_aAstrometry
700	1		_avan Altena, William F., _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521519205
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139023443
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37945 _d37945