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Change log of the Document Versions

Version 8.0:

Sect. 5.9: New: “Cometary Spectra“
Sect. 6.4: Supplement
Sect. 10.4: New: “Balmer- Paschen- and Bracket Continuum”
Sect. 18: New: “The Measurement of the Stellar Photosphere Temperature“
Sect. 23: New: “Chemical Composition Analysis“
Sect. 24: New: “Spectroscopic Parallax”

Versions 8.5 and 8.6:

Sect. 8: General revision “Calibration and Normalisation of Spectra” in consideration of re-
cent test results on "correction curves”.

Version 8.7:

Sect. 15.7: Review and corrections in the table of Messier galaxies and appropriate ad-
justments in the text.

Version 9.0:

Sect. 8: General revision: Consideration of the different attenuation-behavior of absorption-
versus emission lines, in relation to the continuum-intensity.

Sect. 13: New Subtitles, 13.10, 13.11 and 13.13 with new table: Spectral Class and B-V
Colour-Index

Sect. 15: General revision: Derivation of the classical and relativistic, spectroscopic Dop-
pler formula. Several corrections and supplements, particularly in sect. 15.8 Ra-
dial Velocities of Galaxies. New: sect. 15.12: Gravitational Redshift

Sect. 16.3: Supplement of the Sun's rotation with spectral profile and measurement results
by SQUES Echelle Spectrograph.

Sect.. 17.1: Supplement of literature reference

Sect. 18: Content of former sect. 18.6, now integrated in 18.4.

Sect. 20, 21, 22: Various modifications and additions due to the general revision of sect. 8.

Literature and Internet: New entries