The development of astronomical interferometry

Experimental Astronomy

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 49-63

  Quirrenbach, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

History of astronomy; Instrumentation: interferometers; Stars: fundamental parameters; Techniques: interferometric; Telescopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950022896     PISSN: 09226435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-009-9166-5     Document Type: Review

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