Abstract
AS the authors point out, the vital point in a presentation of astrophysics in one volume, such as offered here, is the limitation of the material dealt with. In accordance with the character of the “Handbuch der Experimentalphysik”, of which it forms volume 26, in planning this volume the methodology of the observing astrophysicists has been brought to the fore. Therefore, the main emphasis is given to a very complete representation of the methods and instruments of astrospectroscopy and astrophotometry. To perform this task it was necessary, of course, also to look into the problems of theoretical astrophysics, in order to elucidate the purpose and value of the multitude of spectroscopic and photometric observations which are now available.
Astrophysik
Herausgegeben von B. Strömgren. (Handbuch der Experimentalphysik, herausgegeben von W. Wien und F. Harms, Band 26.) Pp. xv + 998. (Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H., 1937.) 76 gold marks.
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B., A. Astrophysik. Nature 142, 496–497 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/142496a0
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