SPACE ASTROPHYSICS by Liller, W. (ed) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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SPACE ASTROPHYSICS

by Liller, W. (ed)

New York, 1961: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 272 pages, $10.00

Space Astrophysics contains a collection of papers discussing astronomical and astrophysical problems that have been and are being solved by observations from above the atmosphere. The papers were given as lectures at the University of Michigan's Department of Astronomy, and include "Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of the Sun," "Solar Ultraviolet Research," "Telemetering Monochromator Measurements of Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation," "Some Plans for Experiments in Space," "X-ray and Ultraviolet Radiation Measurements from Rockets," "Ultraviolet Astronomical Photometry from Rockets," "The Solar Corona and Interplanetary Gas," "The Solar Wind and the Interplanetary Media," "The Moon," "The Electric Universe," "Astrostats for Astrophysical Research in Space," "Attitude Control of Artificial Satellites," "and "Choice of Grating Mountings Suitable for a Monochromator in a Space Telescope."

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III