The Astrophysics Spectator
The Astrophysics Spectator
This page presents references to books and articles used in writing the pages of this web site. The criteria for including a reference is its usefulness and currentness. The reading level of these references varies dramatically. The scientific references are generally aimed at researchers and graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics, so most require some background in calculus and basic physics. Over time, short reviews that describe the level and quality of each reference will be added to this page.
Yoder, Charles F. “Astrometric and Geodetic Properties of Earth and the Solar System.” In Global Earth Physics: A Handbook of Physical Constants edited by T.J. Ahrens, 1–31. AGU Reference Shelf, No. 1. Washington: American Geophysical Union, 1995.
This reference is used as the basic source of information for the tables on all of the planets and on the Sun.
Cassini-Huygens Saturn Arrival: Press Kit. Washington, D.C.: NASA, June 2004.
Luu, Jane X., and Jewitt, David C. “Kuiper Belt Objects: Relics from the Accretion Disk of the Sun.” In Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, edited by Geoffrey Burbidge, Allan Sandage, and Frank H. Shu, vol. 40. Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, 2002.
This reference is used for the background page discussing the Kuiper Belt and in the research page discussing the current research on Kuiper Belt objects.
Norton, Arthur P. Nortons's 2000.0: Star Atlas and Reference Handbook. 18th ed. Edited by Ian Ridpath. Essex, England: Longman Scientific and Technical, 1989.
Rogers, John H. The Giant Planet Jupiter. Cambridge, Great Britain: Cambridge U. Press, 1995.
Fridman, A. M., and Gorkavyi, N. N. Physics of Planetary Rings: Celestial Mechanics of Continuous Media. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1999.
Hubbard, W. B., Burrows, A., and Lunine, J. I. “Theory of Giant Planets.” In Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, edited by Geoffrey Burbidge, Allan Sandage, and Frank H. Shu, vol. 40. Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, 2002.
Feast and Whitelock. In Hipparcos, Venice 1997: Presentation of the Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues and First Astrophysical Results of the Hipparchus Space Astrometry Mission, edited by B. Battrick. Noordwijk. The Netherlands: ESA Pub. Div. ESTEC, 1997.
Leibundgut, Bruno. “Cosmological Implications from Observations of Type Ia Supernovae.” In Annual Reviews of Astronomy and Astrophysics, edited by Geoffrey Burbidge, Allan Sandage, and Frank H. Shu, vol. 39. Palo Alto, California: Annual Reviews, 2001.
Copernicus, Nicolaus. On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres. Translated by Charles Glenn Wallis. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1995.
Kepler Johannes. Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World. Translated by Charles Glenn Wallis. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1995.
Newton, Isaac. The Principia. Translated by Andrew Motte. Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 1995.
Cicero. Cicero XIX: Nature of the Gods and Academics. Loeb Classical Library, No. 268. Translated by H. Rackham. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2000.
