Bibliography and Links

Books

  • "The Binary Stars", por Robert G. Aitken (1964).
  • "Observing and Measuring Visual Double Stars", by Bob Argyle, Webb Society, 2004.
  • "The Double Star Observer's Handbook", por Ronald C. Tanguay (1998).
  • "Observación de estrellas dobles por aficionados", por José Luis Comellas, Agrupación Astronómica Albireo ( Julio 1983 ).
  • "Astrophysics-A Topical Symposium", J.A. Hyek, 1951
  • "Astrophysique Générale", J.C.Pecker et E.Shatzman, 1959.
  • "Astronomical Algorithms", second edition, por Jean Meeus ( 2000 ).
  • "Medidas Micrométricas de Estrelas Duplas em 1959-1960", por Freitas Mourau ( 1960 ).
  • "Index Catalogue of Visual Double Stars, 1961.0", por Hamilton M. Jeffers y Willem H. Van den Bos, con Frances M. Greeby ( I.D.S. ). Mount Hamilton, California. Publicación del Lick Observatory ( 1963 ).
  • "The Astronomical Almanac, 2001", por el U.S.N.O.
  • "Astronomie Générale" ( 1952-1953, Paris, pag. 42 ), por Danjon A.
  • "Fourth Catalog of Orbits of Visual Binary Stars"., por Charles E. Worley y Wulff D. Heintz, U.S.N.O. (1983).
  • "Lookum Observatory" - Double Star Books of Interest

Magazines

  • "El Observador de Estrellas Dobles" (online, free) First journal on Spanish-language double stars of excellence and prestige. Measurements published by authors of articles can be published in the WDS!. Honorary Director Mr. D. José Luis Comellas García-Llera. Publishers Rafael Benavides Palencia, Juan-Luis González Carballo , Edgardo R. Masa Martín.
  • "Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica", México (online, free)
  • "Circulars Webb Society Double Star Section" (online, free) Published by The Webb Society, UK..
  • "Journal Of Double Stars Observations", (online, free) Edited by the Department of Physics, University of South Alabama (USA). Replaces "Double Star Observer".
  • "Double Star Observer", a Professional Periodic Magazine about Binary Stars, write for the Professional and the Amateur Astronomer, where you can find serious, important and actual information about the theory and observation of Double Stars. (No more editing)
  • "Observing Double Stars for Fun and Science - Amateurs can still contribute to the study of binary stars", por Ronald Charles Tanguay (online, free)
  • "The Mass-Ratio Distribution of Binary Stars" (online, free) Sake J. Hogeveen, University of Amsterdam, December 20, 1991. Supervisors: Prof. dr. E.P.J. van den Heuvel and prof. dr. J. van Paradijs.
  • "Estrellas Dobles", by Camiel De Loore, Mundo Científico N° 4 ( 1981 ).
  • "Les etoiles doubles", L'Astronomie=Mensuel Décembre 1988 ( 39 F ).
  • "Un micrómetro para aficionados", by Claudio Martínez y José Requeijo, Revista Astronómica N° 234.
  • "Estudio de estrellas dobles con CCD" by Rodrigo O. Vazquez, Revista Astronómica N° 255.
  • "Investigación de Gamma Velorum", by el Dr. Jorge Sahade, Revista Astronómica N° 241.
  • "An investigation of the spectra of visual double stars", por Frederick C. Leonard. Lick Observatory Bulletin Number 343.
  • "Visual measurements of southern double stars", I y II, por G. Torres. Astronomy & Astrophysics, Supplement series 59 and 64 ( March 1985 and April 1986 ).
  • "Visual measurements of southern double stars", III, por G. Torres. Astrophysics and Space Science 147 ( 1988 ).
  • "Angular momentum conservation in double star orbits: A laboratory exercise", por Anthony J. Weitenbeck, Am. J. Phys. 56(4), April 1988
  • "Orbits of Visual Double Stars", by Otto Struve, Sky and Telescope, September, 1958.
  • "Some Bright Visual Binary Stars", by Jean Meeus, Sky and Telescope, January and February 1971.
  • "Laboratory Exercises in Astronomy - The Orbit of a Visual Binary", by Aneurin Evans, Sky and Telescope, September, 1980.
  • "The orbit of a Binary Star", by Michael P. Greaney, Sky and Telescope, July, 1987.
  • "Cardboard Double-Star Interferometer", by Andreas Maurer, Sky and Telescope, March 1997
  • "The Season's Prettiest Double Stars", by Alan Adler, Sky and Telescope, January 2001.
  • "Finding Your Double-Star Limit", by Luis Argüelles, Sky and Telescope, January 2002.
  • "Enjoying Unequal Double Stars", by Sissy Haas, Sky and Telescope, January 2002.
  • "Struve 889: Una estrella doble visual de naturaleza óptica", by Francisco M. Rica Romero, Agrupación Astronómica de Mérida-España, Mayo de 2000. (solicitar a FRICA0 [arroba] terra.es).

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