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Alpha Centauri Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor /

As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy-from the first guesses at stellar distances to understa...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beech, Martin (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Discovery, Dynamics, Distance and Place
  • Stellar Properties and the Making of Planets: Theories and Observations
  • What the Future Holds.-  Appendix I: The Magnitude Scale and Stellar Classification
  • Appendix II: Stellar Motion and Closest Approach
  • Appendix III: The Orbit and Location of a Cen B.