Laboratory Experiments in Physics for Modern Astronomy

<p>PART I TOOLS OF THE ASTRONOMER.- Introduction.- A Review of Mathematical  Concepts and Tools .- A Review of Graphing Techniques .- The Optics of Telescopes,  I.  Image Size and Brightness.- The Optics of Telescopes,  II.  Magnification and Chromatic Aberration.- PART II.  THE SOLAR SYSTEM.- Introduction.- Earth, The Seasons and Local Latitude.- The Surface Roughness of the Moon,  Reflection and Scattering from a Planetary Surface I. Surface Materials.- The Surface Roughness of the Moon,  Reflection and Scattering from a Planetary Surface II. Beads and Surface Coverage.- The Formation of Impact Craters.- Determination of the Rotation Rate of Planets and Asteroids by Radar,  I.  Observations of Mercury .- Determination of the Rotation Rate of Planets and Asteroids by Radar,  II.  Observations of Simulated Planets.- The Orbit of Venus.- Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion .- The Galilean Satellites of Jupiter .- Thermal Radiation from a Planetary Subsurface,  I. Calibration and Initial Measurements .- Thermal Radiation from a Planetary Subsurface,  II.  Soil Sample Measurements.- The Microwave Phase Effect of the Moon .- PART III.  MEASURING THE STARS AND BEYOND.- Introduction.- Blackbody Radiation .- The Surface Temperature and Energy Output of the Sun.- The Theory of Atomic Spectra:  The Balmer Lines .-  Discovering the Nature of Objects in Space: Kirchhoff's Laws of Radiation.- Appendices.- Index </p>