Название: The Solar System (3 Vol. Set)
Автор:  David G. Fisher, Richard R. Erickson
Издательство: S.lem Press
Год: 2009
Страниц 1056
ISBN: 1587655306
Формат: PDF
Размер: 15,5 MB
Язык Английский
This book features essential coverage of all major aspects of Earth's solar system, from every feature of the major planets to their satellites, small bodies, interplanetary phenomena, and cosmological context. Designed to meet the needs of both general readers and students, this completely revised and updated edition covers 180 major topics on Earth's solar system as it is understood from the latest perspectives. For this new edition, 58 new topics have been added and every essay has been thoroughly expanded, from the text through ... Читать дальше »

                 

Название:From Dust To Stars: Studies of the Formation and Early Evolution of Stars
Автор Norbert S. Schulz
Издательство: Springer
ISBN: 3642062628
Год издания: 2010
Кол.страниц: 390
Язык: английский
Формат: PDF
Размер: 8 Mb
Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe. The book describes complex physical processes involved in the creation of stars and during their young lives. It illustrates how these processes reveal themselves from radio wavelengths to high energy X-rays and gamma -rays, with special reference towards high energy signatures. Several sections devoted to key analysis techniques demonstrate how modern research in this field is pursued.

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Название: The Life of Stars: The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure
Автор: Giora Shaviv,
Издательство: Spтшger
Год: 2009
Страниц 504
ISBN: 3642020879
Формат: PDF
Размер: 15,6 MB
Язык Английский
This beautifully illustrated book describes the birth and evolution of the theory of stellar structure through the vehement controversy between biology (as presented by Darwin) and physics (as presented by Kelvin) about the age of the Earth, which culminated with Rutherford suggesting radioactive dating. Shaviv analyzes critically many proclaimed scientific results, showing how and why they were wrong, and explains why it took decades to find the now accepted scientific answers - where there are such - ... Читать дальше »