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Foundations of astrophysics / Barbara Ryden (The Ohio State University), Bradley M. Peterson (The Ohio State University).
Author
Ryden, Barbara Sue
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
San Francisco : Addison-Wesley, [2010]
Description
xii, 596 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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QB461 .R887 2009
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Astrophysics
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Author
Peterson, B. M. (Bradley M.)
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Textbooks
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Summary note
This book provides a contemporary and complete introduction to astrophysics for astronomy and physics majors.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-584) and index.
Contents
Preface
Early astronomy
Emergence of modern astronomy
Orbital mechanics
The Earth-Moon system
Interaction of radiation and matter
Astronomical detection of light
The sun
Overview of the solar system
Earth and Moon
The planets
Small bodies in the solar system
The solar system in perspective
Properties of stars
Stellar atmospheres
Stellar interiors
The interstellar medium
Formation and evolution of stars
Stellar remnants
Our galaxy
Galaxies
Active galaxies
Clusters and superclusters
Cosmology
History of the universe
Astronomical data.
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ISBN
9780321595584 ((alk. paper))
0321595580 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2008053844
OCLC
268788636
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