The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy

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University Science Books, 1982 - Всего страниц: 584
"This is a truly astonishing book, invaluable for anyone with an interest in astronomy." Physics Bulletin

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"This is a beautiful book in both concept and execution." Sky & Telescope

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Basic Principles
1
The Principle of Lenses and the Refracting Telescope
22
Astronomical Instruments and Measurements
32
The Nature of Light
42
Astronomical Telescopes
50
The r and s Processes
62
The Stars
81
Nuclear Energy and Synthesis
102
Quiet and Active Galaxies
286
The Nucleus of M87
327
Mergers
336
Missing Mass in Rich Clusters
345
The Big Bang and the Creation
381
The Deuterium Problem
391
Philosophical Comment
411
Inventory of the Solar System
418

Philosophical Comment
178
Roche Model
186
Ultraviolet Xray and Gammaray Observations
237
Interactions Between Stars and
245
Concluding Remarks
253
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260
The LargeScale Field of Differential Rotation
267
The Nature of the Spiral Arms
274
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425
Storms on Earth
447
and the Earth
459
Presolar Grains
481
Intelligent Life in the Galaxy
546
Microscopic Theories of Evolution
573
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Frank Shu is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1968. Shu has written a number of expository articles for the lay public, and is the author of The Physics of Astrophysics, Volumes I and II. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Academia Sinica.

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