| Starlight: An Introduction to Stellar Physics for Amateurs 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Robinson, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441907076 ISBN-13: 9781441907073 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: This is a book about the physics of stars and starlight. The story of starlight is truly fascinating. Astronomers analyse and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of physics to reveal the temperatures, masses, luminosities and outer structure of these far away points of light. The laws of physics themselves enable us to journey to the very centre of a star and to understand its inner structure and source of energy! Starlight provides an in-depth study of stellar astrophysics that requires only basic high school mathematics and physics, making it accessible to all amateur astronomers. Starlight teaches amateur astronomers about the physics of stars and starlight in a friendly, easy-to-read way. The reader will take away a profoundly deeper understanding of this truly fascinating subject a " and find his practical observations more rewarding and fulfilling as a result. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Nature | Star Observation - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 523.8 |
| LCCN: 2009931800 |
| Series: Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.28" W x 9.2" (1.08 lbs) 277 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book about the physics of stars and starlight. The story of starlight is truly fascinating. Astronomers analyze and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of physics to reveal the temperatures, masses, luminosities and outer structure of these far away points of light. The laws of physics themselves enable us to journey to the very center of a star and to understand its inner structure and source of energy Starlight provides an in-depth study of stellar astrophysics that requires only basic high school mathematics and physics, making it accessible to all amateur astronomers. Starlight teaches amateur astronomers about the physics of stars and starlight in a friendly, easy-to-read way. The reader will take away a profoundly deeper understanding of this truly fascinating subject - and find his practical observations more rewarding and fulfilling as a result. |