Francis Graham-Smith

Eyes on the Sky

A Spectrum of Telescopes

Four centuries ago, Galileo first turned a telescope to look up at the night sky. His discoveries opened the cosmos, revealing the geometry and dynami...

Pulsar Astronomy

Now in its fourth edition, Pulsar Astronomy provides a thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the field of pulsar astronomy....

Pulsar Astronomy

A thoroughly revised third edition, covering recent advances in the field and including an updated catalogue of all known pulsars....

An Introduction to Radio Astronomy

A thorough introduction to radio astronomy and techniques for students and researchers approaching radio astronomy for the first time....

Radio Astronomy

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Pulsar Astronomy: Introduction and overview; 2. Neutron stars; 3. Telescopes and techniques; 4. The distances of the pulsars; 5. Pulsar timing; 6. Timing and astrometry of binary pulsars; 7. Timing irregularities; 8. The galactic population of pulsars; 9. The Crab and Vela pulsars; 10. Other young pulsars; 11. Millisecond and binary pulsars; 12. Accretion powered and thermal pulsars; 13. Magnetars; 14. Supernovae and their remains; 15. Integrated pulse profiles; 16. Individual radio pulses; 17. Location of the emitting regions; 18. Radiation processes; 19. The pulsar emission mechanisms; 20. Scintillation and scattering; 21. The interstellar magnetic field; 22. Achievements and prospects; Index

"Over the last 40 years, an astonishing range of astrophysics has become accessible through pulsar astronomy. The body of literature on this rapidly g...

Pathways to the Universe

Professor Sir Francis Graham-Smith, the current Astronomer Royal, and Professor Sir Bernard Lovell are two of the most distinguished and influential a...

Unseen Cosmos

The Universe in Radio

Radio telescopes have transformed our understanding of the Universe. Pulsars, quasars, Big Bang cosmology: all are discoveries of the new science of r...

Optics

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Pulsars

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Pulsars

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Optics

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Sir Martin Ryle

A Biographical Memoir

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