Название: Classic Telescopes: A Guide to Collecting, Restoring, and Using Telescopes of Yesteryear
Год: 2012
Автор:  Neil English,
Издательство: Springer
Формат: PDF
Размер: 10 Mb
Страниц: 256
Язык: Английский
Classic telescopes are of interest to amateur astronomers for a variety of reasons. There are the dedicated collectors, but there are also many amateurs who love the nostalgia they inspire. These telescopes "feel" different from any contemporary telescope and perhaps have a unique ability to reconnect the owner to a bygone age of craftmanship. This book takes a look at traditional telescopes built by the great instrument makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularl ... Читать дальше »

                                   

Название: Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun
Год: 2014
Автор:  Eric Priest
Издательство: Cambridge University Press
Формат: PDF
Размер: 17 Mb
Страниц: 500
Язык: Английский
Magnetohydrodynamics of the Sun is a completely new up-to-date rewrite from scratch of the 1982 book Solar Magnetohydrodynamics, taking account of enormous advances in understanding since that date. It describes the subtle and complex interaction between the Sun's plasma atmosphere and its magnetic field, which is responsible for many fascinating dynamic phenomena.
Chapters cover the generation of the Sun's magnetic field by dynamo action, magnetoconvection and the nature of photospheric flux tubes such as sunspots, ... Читать дальше »