Astronomical photometry is the science of measuring the brightness
and colours of stars and other celestial objects. It is a technique
at the very heart of modern astrophysics. This authoritative volume
traces the fascinating historical development of astronomical
photometry - from visual techniques at the time of William Herschel
in the 1780s, through to the birth of photometry with
charge-coupled devices in the 1970s. In this intriguing survey, we
see how the advent of new technology has revolutionized the science
of photometry at each stage of its development, and what dramatic
advances have been achieved, despite several major disasters -
especially in the practice of photographic photometry. This book
also clearly illustrates the critical relationship between the
development of a science and the technology it uses. This volume
provides professional astronomers with a valuable guide to the
background and development of this fundamental technique. It will
also be of great interest to amateur astronomers and historians of
the physical sciences.
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