A concise history of solar and stellar physics

Jean-Louis Tassoul, Monique Tassoul

282 pages, parution le 09/07/2004

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of ideas about the sun and the stars, from antiquity to modern times. Two theoretical astrophysicists who have been active in the field since the early 1960s tell the story in fluent prose. About half of the book covers most of the theoretical research done from 1940 to the close of the twentieth century, a large body of work that has to date been little explored by historians.

The first chapter, which outlines the period from about 3000 B.C. to 1700 A.D., shows that at every stage in history human beings have had a particular understanding of the sun and stars, and that this has continually evolved over the centuries. Next the authors systematically address the immense mass of observations astronomy accumulated from the early seventeenth century to the early twentieth. The remaining four chapters examine the history of the field from the physicists perspective, the emphasis being on theoretical work from the mid-1840s to the late 1990s--from thermodynamics to quantum mechanics, from nuclear physics and magnetohydrodynamics to the remarkable advances through to the late 1960s, and finally, to more recent theoretical work. Intended mainly for students and teachers of astronomy, this book will also be a useful reference for practicing astronomers and scientifically curious general readers.

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The Age o Myths and Speculations
Three Centuries of Optical Discoveries: 1610-1910
The Time of Pioneers: 1840-1910
The Formative Years: 1910-1940
The Golden Age: 1940-1970
The Era of Specialization: 1970

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Éditeur(s)	Princeton University Press
Auteur(s)	Jean-Louis Tassoul, Monique Tassoul
Parution	09/07/2004
Nb. de pages	282
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	580g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780691117119
ISBN13	978-0-691-11711-9