Abstract
THIS textbook covers practically the whole range of astronomy. The object of the authors is to provide a sufficient technical and mathematical introduction to the various departments of astronomical work as will enable the reader to take an intelligent interest in the present rapid developments. The book is partly descriptive and partly mathematical. Clearly, in a book of this size, the mathematical sections can but touch the fringe of the subjects treated; for example, the sections on celestial mechanics form but a bare and very specialised introduction. Altogether, the authors have been very successful in their aim.
Lehrbuch der Astronomie.
Prof. Dr.
Elis
Strömgren
Dr.
Bengt
Strömgren
von. Pp. viii + 555. (Berlin: Julius Springer, 1933.) 32 gold marks.
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Lehrbuch der Astronomie. Nature 132, 916 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132916d0
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