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050	0	0	_aQB476.5 _b.B87 2019
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100	1		_aBurke, Bernard F., _d1928- _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to radio astronomy / _cBernard F. Burke, Francis Graham-Smith, Peter N. Wilkinson.
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (xix, 523 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 09 Aug 2019).
505	0		_aThe role of radio observations in astronomy -- Emission and general properties of radio waves -- Spectral lines -- Radio wave propagation -- Radiometers -- Spectrometers and polarimeters -- Single-aperture radio telescopes -- The basics of interferometry -- Aperture synthesis -- Further interferometric techniques -- The Sun and the planets -- Stars and nebulae -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Pulsars -- Active galaxies -- The radio contributions to cosmology.
520			_aRadio astronomy is an active and rapidly expanding field due to advances in computing techniques, with several important new instruments on the horizon. This text provides a thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our understanding of the universe, bridging the gap between basic introductions and research-level treatments. It begins by covering the fundamentals physics of radio techniques, before moving on to single-dish telescopes and aperture synthesis arrays. Fully updated and extensively rewritten, the fourth edition places greater emphasis on techniques, with detailed discussion of interferometry in particular, and comprehensive coverage of digital techniques in the appendices. The science sections are fully revised, with new author Peter N. Wilkinson bringing added expertise to the sections on pulsars, quasars and active galaxies. Spanning the entirety of radio astronomy, this is an engaging introduction for students and researchers approaching radio astronomy for the first time.
650		0	_aRadio astronomy _xObservations.
650		0	_aRadio astronomy _xMethodology.
700	1		_aGraham-Smith, Francis, _d1923- _eauthor.
700	1		_aWilkinson, Peter N., _d1946- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107189416
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316987506
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