| Zustand: |
sehr gut |
| Verlag: |
Springer New York |
| Verlagsort: |
New York |
| Jahr: |
2001 |
| Bindung: |
Gebundene Ausgabe |
| Seiten: |
184 |
| Auflage: |
9. Auflage |
| ISBN: |
0387950052 |
| EAN: |
9780387950051 |
| Beschreibung: |
The point of this book is to provide a brief, easy-to-read but comprehensive overview of stars: where they came from; what they are made of; what will happen to them, and what they mean to us fro ... |
| Anmerkungen: |
fast neuwertig |
| Größe: |
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall |
| Schlüsselwörter: |
Physik, Astronomie / Astronomie |
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| The point of this book is to provide a brief, easy-to-read but comprehensive overview of stars: where they came from; what they are made of; what will happen to them, and what they mean to us from a scientific, aesthetic and cultural point of view. The book will focus on stars and astronomy, and will keep technical physics to a minimum. TOC:Stars: Beginnings. Defining a star. Chemical composition. Age. Gravitational compression. Nuclear reactions.- Collections: Distances and luminosities. Doubles, multiples, and masses. Clusters. Our Galaxy. Other galaxies. The universe of galaxies.- Kinds: The Sun. Spectra and classes. The HR diagram. Dwarfs and giants. Supergiants. White dwarfs.- Parade: The night sky. Constellations. Naming the stars. Your fortune please. Timekeepers. The navigator.- Bazaar: Variable stars. Pitch and catch. Strange. chemistries. Planetary nebulae. Supernovae. Neutron stars.- Linkages: Main sequence evolution. Growth. Transformation. Cataclysm. Darkness.- Dawn: Nebulae. Building blocks. Collapse. Birth. Disks and planets. Looking outward.
