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02596aam a22003618i 4500 001 68D2E1DAFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 003 SILO 005 20191105010136 008 190827s2019 nju b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019020006 020 $a 1786347253 020 $a 9781786347251 020 $a 1786347121 020 $a 9781786347121 035 $a (OCoLC)1117301913 040 $a OU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QB801 W69 2019 100 1 $a Woolfson, Michael M. $q (Michael Mark) $e author. 245 10 $a About stars : $b their formation, evolution, compositions, locations and companions / $c Michael Woolfson. 263 $a 1906 264 1 $a Singapore ; $b World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., $c [2019] 300 $a 368 pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The creation of the first matter -- Some useful physical theory -- The evolution of the universe -- Formation and evolution of stars -- The equilibrium of main-sequence stars -- Finding the compositions of stars -- Finding the distances of nearby stationary stars -- Finding the distances and velocities of nearby moving stars -- Finding distances to faraway stars -- Determining the radii of stars -- Determining the masses of stars -- Other stars and star-like objects -- Planets about other stars -- The nebula theory -- The capture theory. 520 $a "On a clear and moonless night, especially in remote areas such as deserts, myriads of points of light cover the sky. The great majority of them are stars, many like the Sun, but so far away that they can only be seen as point sources of light. The problem faced by astronomers is to find their properties and distances, just from the light they emit. This is done by using the knowledge of science, mainly physics, acquired from small-scale experiments carried out on Earth. However, the stars themselves are laboratories in which matter behaves in ways that cannot be reproduced on Earth so, in finding out about stars, we complement scientific knowledge gained from earthbound experimentation. This book describes the means -- some very ingenious -- by which to explore the properties, locations and planetary companions of stars, and provides a sound foundation for further study"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Stars. 650 0 $a Stars $x Formation. 650 0 $a Stars $x Evolution. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200103021605.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=68D2E1DAFF9A11E9A2D37E2597128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search