World, 1983. — 448 s..Authors: M. Longair, T. McCord, D. Aitken et al . Edited by . H. Wynn-Williams and D. Crookshank . The collective monograph, written by prominent astronomers of the USA, England, France, Germany, is mainly devoted to the results of observations of celestial bodies in the infrared region of the spectrum over the past ten years. Studies of the atmospheres and surfaces of planets and satellites are covered, including from flybys of spacecraft. Spectrophotometric and polarimetric observations of regions of modern star formation and young stars. The results of the study of quasars and other exotic extragalactic objects. For astronomers and physicists, primarily opticians and radiophysicists, as well as for instrumentation specialists and persons planning and carrying out space experiments The book is useful for graduate students and senior students.