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The Little Book of Stars

BuchKartoniert, Paperback
184 Seiten
Englisch
Springererschienen am25.02.2013Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
The Little Book of Stars tells the story of stellar science and what the stars mean to us from a variety of perspectives. Beginning with the "big picture;' the book moves through progressively more and more intimate views until we feel we can hold the stars in our hands, from which we can then throw them back to the sky to see our place among them.mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextThe Little Book of Stars tells the story of stellar science and what the stars mean to us from a variety of perspectives. Beginning with the "big picture;' the book moves through progressively more and more intimate views until we feel we can hold the stars in our hands, from which we can then throw them back to the sky to see our place among them.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-4757-6759-9
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2013
Erscheinungsdatum25.02.2013
AuflageSoftcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
ReiheLittle Book Series
Seiten184 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht254 g
IllustrationenVIII, 184 p.
Artikel-Nr.15434239

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
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.mehr
Kritik
From the reviews:

"...Everything a popular science book should be...it is a delight to read and is packed with accurate yet easy-to-digest scientific information." Physics Worldmehr