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De mens is een kind van de kosmos. Letterlijk: de atomen in ons lichaam zijn afkomstig uit het inwendige van andere sterren. Wij kunnen ons bestaan niet los zien van de evolutie van het heelal. Zonder de oerknal en zonder de vorming van…

Exploring the X-Ray Universe describes the view of the stars and galaxies that is obtained through X-ray telescopes. X-rays, which are invisible to human sight, are created in the cores of active galaxies, in cataclysmic stellar explosions, and in…

Verhandeling over het verschijnsel van exploderende sterren welke veel invloed hebben op het ontstaan van materie in het heelal Wat zijn nova's, om maar niet te spreken van gigantische bewegende zonnen, de Supernova's? Sinds het ontstaan van onze…

  This latest, up-to-date resource for research on extrasolar planets covers formation, dynamics, atmospheres and detection. After a look at the formation of giant planets, the book goes on to discuss the formation and dynamics of planets in…

Over the past 200 years, our knowledge of stars has expanded enormously. From seeing myriad dots of different brightnesses, we have moved on to measure their distances, temperatures, sizes, chemical compositions, and even ages, finding both young and…

Astronomical studies in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) band of the spectrum were dismissed during the early years of space astronomy as impossible, primarily because of the mistaken view that radiation in this band would be absorbed by the…

This textbook designed for advanced undergraduate students covers the foundations and principles in the field, and gives the necessary background for advanced courses. Beginning with a survey of some of the fundamentals of statistical mechanics,…