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_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQB860
_b.W44 1986
082 0 0 _a523
_219
100 1 _aWeedman, Daniel W.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aQuasar astronomy /
_cDaniel W. Weedman.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1986.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge astrophysics ;
_v10
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis book utilises the author's twenty years of research experience to describe conclusions on the nature of quasars, their distribution, and their evolution in the universe. Concentrating on observational astrophysics rather than theory, Quasar Astronomy serves as both a summary of what is known about quasars and a guide to research methods and unanswered questions. After reviewing the cosmological framework and necessary equations, the book discusses all aspects of observed quasar properties. Techniques are summarised for analysing quasar data obtained with various kinds of telescopes and extensive references are given to recent publications. The major original contributions in chapters 5 and 6 deal with the distribution of quasars in spacetime, a subject extensively discussed in the current research literature. The book not only summarises existing results from various techniques but refers to the potentialities of new instruments that are presently being developed, resulting in a unified, up-to-date and practical account of the astronomy of quasars.
650 0 _aQuasars.
650 0 _aRadio astronomy.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521303187
830 0 _aCambridge astrophysics series ;
_v10.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511600173
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_d518445