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Astrometry of Fundamental Catalogues: The Evolution from Optical to Radio Reference Frames - Astronomy and Astrophysics Library Hans G. Walter 2000 edition
Astrometry of Fundamental Catalogues: The Evolution from Optical to Radio Reference Frames - Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
Hans G. Walter
This book addresses the concepts and methods of the respective construction techniques leading to the stellar frame of the FK5 (fifth fundamental catalogue) and to the newly adopted extragalactic radio reference frame, ICRF (international celestial reference frame), with its extension to optical wavelengths by the Hipparcos Catalogue.
233 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 26, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9783540674368 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gm |
| Pages | 233 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 15 mm · 439 g |
| Language | English |