Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics.

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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 theoretic...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tassoul, Jean-Louis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Astrophysics > History.
Stars > History.
Astrophysique > Histoire.
Étoiles > Histoire.
SCIENCE / Physics / General.
Astrophysics
Stars
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. The Age of Myths and Speculations
  • Chapter 2. Three Centuries of Optical Discoveries: 1610-1910
  • Chapter 3. The Time of Pioneers: 1840-1910
  • Chapter 4. The Formative Years: 1910-1940
  • Chapter 5. The Golden Age: 1940-1970
  • Chapter 6. The Era of Specialization: 1970-
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A-G
  • General Bibliography
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects.

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