[The Radio Sky]
THE RADIO SKY. This is the way the sky would appear if our eyes were sensitive to radio waves instead of light. The bright arch is the Milky Way or plane of our galaxy. The dots are radio sources but none correspond to any visible star.
Radio Astronomy
719 pages, softcover, coil binding
2nd Edition
by John D. Kraus
Ohio State University

The classic teaching text and reference book which has served a generation of the world's radio astronomers now in a much enlarged, updated edition.

"Authoritative, encyclopedic, presented clearly and elegantly" - SKY AND TELESCOPE

"The standard textbook on radio astronomy, used by professionals and amateurs alike." Malcolm Mallette in Radio Astronomy Magazine.

430 illustrations, 1050 references, 300 problems and worked examples, 50 tables.
NOW INCLUDES SOLUTIONS MANUAL

Other books by Prof. John Kraus:

ELECTROMAGNETICS, 5th edition with Prof. Daniel Fleisch
ANTENNAS, 3rd edition
BIG EAR TWO
OUR COSMIC UNIVERSE

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http://www.cqbooks.com 		Chapter list:

  1. History of Radio Astronomy.
  2. General Astronomy Fundamentals.
  3. Radio Astronomy Fundamentals.
    Power, brightness, temperature and noise.
  4. Wave Polarization.
  5. Wave Propagation Fundamentals.
  6. Radio Telescope Antennas.
    Array theory, interferometers, aperture synthesis, radio telescopes of the world.
  7. Radio Telescope Receivers.
    Low noise receivers, calibration.
  8. The Radio Sky, Spectra, Solar System and our Galaxy. Interstellar molecules, black hole nucleus, comets, outbursts.
  9. Pulsars.
    Spectra, spin down and age, pulsars as standard clocks, gravitational radiation.
  10. Extragalactic Radio Astronomy.
    Synchrotron absorption, superluminal expansion, BL Lac objects, gravitational lensing.
  11. Radio Surveys. Reliability and completeness.
  12. SETI. Interstellar radio link.
    Appendix. Radio source lists, Messier's list, frequency allocations, precession charts and much, much more.

719 pages, softcover, coil binding