Universe (2nd edition)

Book · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7222702

Kaufmann, III, W J

A general text on astronomy is presented. The foundations of the science are reviewed, including descriptions of naked-eye observatons of eclipses and planetary motions and such basic tools as Kepler's laws, the fundamental properties of light, and the optics of telescopes. The formation of the solar system is addressed, and the planets and their satellites are discussed individually. Solar science is treated in detail. Stellar evolution is described chronologically from birth to death. Molecular clouds, star clusters, nebulae, neutron stars, black holes, and various other phenomena that occur in the life of a star are examined in the sequence in which they naturally occur. A survey of the Milky Way introduces galactic astronomy. Quasars and cosmology are addressed, including the most recent developments in research. 156 references.

• OSTI ID: 7222702
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640100* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTEROIDS
ASTRONOMY
BLACK HOLES
COSMIC GASES
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
COSMOLOGY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUIDS
GALAXIES
GASES
MAIN SEQUENCE STARS
MILKY WAY
NEUTRON STARS
PLANETS
QUASARS
RADIATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR SYSTEM
SOLAR SYSTEM EVOLUTION
STAR CLUSTERS
STAR EVOLUTION
STARS
SUN
TELESCOPES
UNIVERSE