Astronomical Spectroscopy

Abstract

THE German original of this work appeared in the autumn of 1890, and was doubtless eagerly welcomed by many who had felt the want of a handbook of spectroscopy which gave a tolerably detailed account of the vast amount of work accumulated during the last twenty-five years. From the position of the author in the Astrophysical Observatory at Potsdam, it was to be expected that the subject would be treated in a scientific spirit, and that he would not merely produce a popular book, but one which would be of real use to students of the youngest branch of astronomy. These expectations were to a great extent fulfilled, although it must have been felt by many readers outside Germany that the book suffered from the same defect as Secchi's “Le Soleil,” that of frequently giving undue prominence to the researches made at the observatory where the author was working.

A Treatise on Astronomical Spectroscopy.

A translation of Dr. J. Scheiner's “Die Spectralanalyse der Gestirne.” Translated, revised, and enlarged by E. B. Frost. xiii. + 482 pp. 8vo., 81 woodcuts, 2 plates. (Boston and London: Ginn and Co., 1894.)