The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stars

James B. Kaler

324 pages, parution le 23/11/2006

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This unique encyclopedia provides a fascinating and fully comprehensive description of stars and their natures and is filled with beautiful color images. The book begins by telling the story of astronomy, from ancient constellations and star names to the modern coordinate system. Further chapters explain magnitudes, distances, star motions and the Galaxy at large. Double stars, clusters and variables are introduced and once the different kinds of stars are in place, later chapters examine stellar evolution, beginning with the interstellar medium and star formation, proceeding to our Sun and its characteristics and then the ageing process of solar-type and high mass stars. The book ends by showing how this information can be combined into a grand synthesis. Detailed cross-referencing enables the reader to explore topics in depth and makes this an invaluable work both for beginners and those with a more advanced interest in stars and stellar evolution.

Provides comprehensive descriptions of stars and stellar natures, all at a consistent level
Heavily cross-referenced and illustrated in full colour throughout, including a variety of new images
Mostly descriptive, the book also contains the mathematics needed for full comprehension

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Stars and constellations
Location
Magnitudes
Distances
The galaxy in motion
Spectra and the HR diagram
Stellar properties
Double and multiple stars
Star clusters and associations
Variable stars
Star formation
Sun and main sequence
Stellar evolution
High mass evolution

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	James B. Kaler
Parution	23/11/2006
Nb. de pages	324
Format	22,5 x 28,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1528g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780521818032
ISBN13	978-0-521-81803-2