Fundamental Astronomy

Hannu Karttunen, lead author of Fundamental Astronomy

Fundamental Astronomy (1984–2007) is an astronomy textbook by Finnish author Hannu Karttunen^[1] of University of Turku; Pekka Kröger and Heikki Oja^[2] of University of Helsinki; Markku Poutanen^[3] of Finnish Geodetic Institute; and Karl Johan Donner^[4] of University of Helsinki. The first edition was published in Finnish by Ursa, Helsinki, 1984, and later published in English by Springer. The 5th edition was published in 2007. It is illustrated with more than 400 images, including 36 color plates. There are many pages on solar system, the Milky Way, galaxies, and cosmology.

Aimed at the science student market, this textbook is both for undergraduates and for graduates just beginning their courses who are looking for an overview. It covers the whole field of modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a basis for more further studies in the astronomical sciences.^[5]

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"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", The Observatory, vol. 124, no. 1180, p. 219 (2004)
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", Ciel et Terre. Bulletin de la Société belge d'astronomie, de météorologie et de physique du globe (ISSN 0009-6709), Vol. 120, No. 2, p. 62 - 63 (2004)
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", Irish Astronomical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, p. 201 (1997)
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", The Observatory, vol. 116, no. 1135, p. 419 (1996)
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", The Observatory, vol. 115, no. 1124, p. 40 (1995)
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol.104, NO. 5, P. 256, 1994
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", Space Science Reviews, Vol. 51, NO. 1/2, P.232, 1989
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia, vol. 40, no. 1, p. 63 (1989)
"Book Review: Fundamental astronomy", The Observatory, vol. 109, no. 1090, p. 114 (1989)

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