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The basic principles of astronomical spectroscopy are introduced and the main types of dispersing element surveyed. The principles behind two modern spectroscopic techniques, multiple object and integral field spectroscopy, are also discussed.
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Allington-Smith, J. (2006). SPECTROSCOPY. In: Foy, R., Foy, F. (eds) Optics in Astrophysics. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 198. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3437-7_12
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