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Contents
The Little Book of Stars
Covers the history of stars in our culture from Greek mythology to horoscopes, and how we use them for everything from navigation to personality profiles.
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.
Specifications
| Pm Supplier | Springer Verlag |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0387950052 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780387950051 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2000-11-17 |
| Pm Width | 133 |
| Pm Author | Kaler, James B |
| Pm Height | 12 |
| Pm Longness | 230 |
- Author: Kaler, James B
- Page Count: 184
The Little Book of Stars
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- Author: Kaler, James B
- Page Count: 184
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