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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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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.