From the Sun to the Stars - Hardcover

KALER, JAMES B

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9813143754 ISBN 13: 9789813143753

Verlag: WSPC, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

THE BOOK BEGINS AT THE SUN THEN TRAVELS THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM TO SEE THE STARS, HOW THEY WORK, AND ULTIMATELY WHAT THEY MEAN TO US. THE IDEA IS TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRATED VIEW OF THE GALAXY AND ITS CONTENTS. ALONG THE WAY WE LOOK AT SPECTRA, ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA, GRAVITY AND THE LAWS OF MOTION, TELESCOPES AND HOW THEY WORK, INTERSTELLAR GAS AND DUST, STAR BIRTH AND DEATH, AND PLANETS ORBITING OTHER STARS. MOST POPULAR BOOKS TEND TO FOCUS ON ONE PARTICULAR TOPIC. FROM THE SUN TO THE STARS IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE SUN AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF OTHER STARS AND OTHER PLANETS AND, FOR THAT MATTER, OF STARS AND OTHER PLANETS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM. THIS PRESENTS THE SUBJECT WITH A BREADTH THAT FEW OTHER BOOKS CAN MATCH. THIS BOOK GREW OUT OF THE OLLI (OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE) LECTURES GIVEN BY THE AUTHOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND IS SUITABLE FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN ASTRONOMY. READERSHIP: EVERYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE WORKING OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM OR OTHER STARS WITH THEIR EXOPLANETS.

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The book begins at the Sun then travels through the solar system to see the stars, how they work, and ultimately what they mean to us. The idea is to provide an integrated view of the galaxy and its contents. Along the way we look at spectra, atmospheric phenomena, gravity and the laws of motion, telescopes and how they work, interstellar gas and dust, star birth and death, and planets orbiting other stars. Most popular books tend to focus on one particular topic. From the Sun to the Stars is one of the few that tells the story of the Sun against the background of other stars and other planets and, for that matter, of stars and other planets against the background of the Sun and solar system. This presents the subject with a breadth that few other books can match.This book grew out of the OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) lectures given by the author at the University of Illinois. It doesn't require any prior knowledge and is suitable for anyone who is interested in astronomy.

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• Verlag: WSPC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9813143754
• ISBN 13: 9789813143753
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 252