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Hearnshaw, John B. was born on March 16, 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Leslie S. and Gwen R. Hearnshaw.
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First published in 1986, this is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. Beginning with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral lines in the early nineteenth century, this new edition continues the story through to the year 2000. In addition to the key discoveries, it presents the cultural and social history of stellar astrophysics by introducing the leading astronomers and their struggles, triumphs and disagreements. Basic concepts in spectroscopy and spectral analysis are included, so both observational and theoretical aspects are described, in a non-mathematical framework. This new edition covers the final decades of the twentieth century, with its major advances in stellar astrophysics: the discovery of extrasolar planets, new classes of stars and the observation of the ultraviolet spectra of stars from satellites. The in-depth coverage of the subject makes it essential reading for graduate students working in stellar spectroscopy, as well as a major reference for professional and amateur astronomers and historians of science.
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Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness and colors of stars and other celestial objects. This authoritative volume traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical photometry from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel in the 1780s to the birth of photometry with charge-coupled devices in the 1970s. In this intriguing survey, the author shows how the advent of new technology has revolutionized the science of photometry at each stage of its development, and what dramatic advances have been achieved despite several major disasters--especially in the practice of photographic photometry. This book also clearly illustrates the critical relationship between the development of a science and the technology it uses.
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This book presents a detailed pedagogical account of the equation of state and its applications in several important and fast growing topics in theoretical physics, chemistry and engineering. This book is the storv of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. It describes the development of the subject from the time of Joseph Fraunhofer, who, in 1814, used a telescope-mounted prism to observe the spectral light emitted from several bright stars. He discovered that light was missing at certain colours (wavelengths) in the starlight, and these so-called spectral lines were subsequently shown to hold clues to the nature of the stars themselves. The book explains how the classification of stars using their line spectra developed into a major branch of astronomy whilst new methods in astrophysics made possible the approximate quantitative analysis of spectral lines in the 1920s and 1930s. After the Second World War these techniques were considerably improved when computers were programmed to model the structure of the outer layers of stars. Basic concepts in spectroscopy and spectral analysis are also covered and. finally. Dr Hearnshaw comments on the stellar spectroscopy of some individual star.
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Hearnshaw, John B. was born on March 16, 1946 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Leslie S. and Gwen R. Hearnshaw.
Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1967. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University, Canberra, 1972.
Doctor of Science, University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1999.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization research fellow Paris Observatory, 1972-1974. Smithsonian research fellow Center Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974-1976. Lecturer astronomy University Canterbury, 1976-1978, senior lecturer astronomy, 1978-1987, reader in astronomy, 1987-1995, professor astronomy, since 1995.
Director Mount John Observatory, University Canterbury, 1997-2002.
(This book presents a detailed pedagogical account of the ...)
(Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the b...)
(First published in 1986, this is the story of the analysi...)
Fellow Royal Society New Zealand, Royal Astronomical Society New Zealand, Foreign Associate Royal Astron Society London. Member International Astronomical Union (president commission 30, Paris, 1997-2000), Astronomical Society Pacific.
Married Vickie A. Mackenzie, December 19, 1969. Children: Alice, Edward.