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  Inhoud In de laatste jaren van de 20e eeuw is onze kennis over sterren en planetenstelsels enorm toegenomen door de grotere nauwkeurigheid van technologisch ernieuwde telescopen. Dat leverde veel nieuwe ontdekkingen op, zoals de neutrino's van de…

High energy astrophysics is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary astronomy, covering the most energetic phenomena in the universe. The highly acclaimed first edition of Professor Longair's book immediately established itself as an…

The highly acclaimed first edition of High Energy Astrophysics instantly established itself as a classic in the teaching of contemporary astronomy. Reflecting the immense interest and developments in the subject, Professor Longair has developed the…

Rijk geïllustreerd boek uit de reeks 'Natuur Wetenschap en Techniek'Als we 's avonds omhoog kijken, zien we soms duizenden fonkelende sterren: koele rode sterren, hete blauwe sterren, grote sterren en kleine sterren. Nij nader onderzoek blijken…

First published in 1988 In Darkness Born brings together diverse work from many different branches of astronomy and shows clearly the synthesis of ideas that has resulted. The book presents the basic physical and astronomical ideas that are adequate…

This introductory account provides the physical background to an understanding of interacting binary stars. These are star systems in which the pair of members is close enough to each other to cause interactions. Several such systems are strong…

Interpreting Astronomical Spectra D. Emerson Institute for Astronomy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edingurgh "Interpreting Astronomical Spectra" describes how physical conditions such as temperature, density and composition…

In this provocative new book, radio astronomer and author Gerrit L. Verschuur describes the phenomena of scientific curiosity and discovery by following the exciting story of interstellar matter. The discovery of "stuff between the stars" was the…

This textbook introduction to the basic elements of fundamental astronomy and astrophysics serves as a foundation for understanding the structure, evolution, and observed properties of stars. The first half of the book explains how stellar motions,…