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A review of British astronomy and space science (available here as downloadable pdf files); the sister publication to Geophysics in the UK, which reviews geophysics and planetary science. Fellows and Friends may obtain printed copies from the Executive Secretary at Burlington House.
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| Front cover |
(p. 1, 208kb) |
| Foreword; Contents |
(pp. 2-3, 136kb) |
| Astronomy today |
(overview; pp. 4-5, 110kb) |
| The electromagnetic universe |
(techniques; pp. 6-7, 121kb) |
| The grand design |
(the universe in brief; pp. 8-9, 173kb) |
| The big bang |
(how the universe began; pp. 10-11, 229kb) |
| Current challenges |
(the tricky questions; pp. 12-13, 101kb) |
| New light on the universe |
(telescopes; pp. 14-15, 107kb) |
| The Sun, our star |
(solar astronomy; pp. 16-17, 138kb) |
| The radio universe |
(radio astronomy; pp. 18-19, 211kb) |
| The cold universe |
(infrared and millimetre astronomy; pp. 20-21, 113kb) |
| The hot universe |
(ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy; pp. 22-23, 188kb) |
| The very hot universe |
(gamma-ray astronomy; pp. 24-25, 179kb) |
| New approaches to astronomy |
(particle astrophysics; pp. 26-27, 121kb) |
| Theoretical astrophysics |
(theory and computation; pp. 28-29, 243kb) |
| People, places and money |
(the community and its resources; pp. 30-33, 175kb) |
| Careering ahead |
(careers in astronomy; pp. 34-35, 60kb) |
| The Royal Astronomical Society |
(the role of the RAS; pp. 36-37, 185kb) |
| Glossary |
(pp. 38-39, 174kb) |
| Back cover |
(p. 40, 138kb) |
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