Galaxies & stars books

1314 books were found.

Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated by Einstein, and Gambled on by Hawking Became Loved

Black Hole: How an Idea Abandoned by Newtonians, Hated...

Author: Marcia Bartusiak ,  Randye Kaye
ISBN: 9781494557072
Format: Audio
$65.97

This engrossing book from renowned science writer Marcia Bartusiak tells the story of the fierce black hole debates...  Read More >>

Introduction to Black Hole Physics

Introduction to Black Hole Physics

Author: Valeri P. Frolov (Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada) ,  Andrei Zelnikov (Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada)
ISBN: 9780198729112
Format: Paperback
$101.95

What is a black hole? How many of them are in our Universe? Can black holes be created in a laboratory or in particle...  Read More >>

Theory of Rotating Stars. (PSA-1), Volume 1

Theory of Rotating Stars. (PSA-1), Volume 1

Author: Jean-Louis Tassoul
ISBN: 9780691628073
Format: Paperback
$165.00

Ever since the first observations of sunspots in the early seventeenth century, stellar rotation has been a major...  Read More >>

An Introduction to the Sun and Stars

An Introduction to the Sun and Stars

Author: Simon F. Green (The Open University, Milton Keynes) ,  Mark H. Jones (The Open University, Manchester)
ISBN: 9781107492639
Format: Paperback
$142.29

Compiled by a team of experts, this textbook introduces the physical properties and evolution of stars. Designed...  Read More >>

The Formation and Evolution of M33 as Revealed by Its Star Clusters

The Formation and Evolution of M33 as Revealed by Its...

Author: Izaskun San Roman
ISBN: 9781489990853
Format: Paperback
$290.37

This thesis represents the first wide-field photometric and spectroscopic survey of star clusters in the nearby...  Read More >>

Asteroseismology of Stellar Populations in the Milky Way

Asteroseismology of Stellar Populations in the Milky...

Author: Andrea Miglio ,  Patrick Eggenberger
ISBN: 9783319109923
Format: Hardback
$310.47

The detection of radial and non-radial solar-like oscillations in thousands of G-K giants with CoRoT and Kepler...  Read More >>

Giants of Eclipse: The ζ Aurigae Stars and Other Binary Systems

Giants of Eclipse: The ζ Aurigae Stars and Other Binary...

Author: Thomas B. Ake ,  Elizabeth Griffin
ISBN: 9783319091976
Format: Hardback
$258.72

"The zeta Aurigae stars are the rare but illustrious sub-group of binary stars that undergo the dramatic phenomenon...  Read More >>

The Story of Collapsing Stars: Black Holes, Naked Singularities, and the Cosmic Play of Quantum Gravity

The Story of Collapsing Stars: Black Holes, Naked Singularities,...

Author: Pankaj S. Joshi (Senior Professor, Senior Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)
ISBN: 9780199686766
Format: Hardback
$81.95

This book journeys into one of the most fascinating intellectual adventures of recent decades - understanding and...  Read More >>

The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Supermassive Black Holes: An Analytic Approach

The Tidal Disruption of Stars by Supermassive Black...

Author: Nicholas Chamberlain Stone
ISBN: 9783319126753
Format: Hardback
$258.72

This work has shown that recoiling black holes can disrupt stars far outside a galactic nucleus, errors in the traditional...  Read More >>

Protostars and Planets VI

Protostars and Planets VI

Author: Henrik Beuther ,  Ralf S. Klessen
ISBN: 9780816531240
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Brings together more than 250 contributing authors at the forefront of their field, conveying the latest results...  Read More >>

A Handbook of Double Stars: For the Use of Amateurs

A Handbook of Double Stars: For the Use of Amateurs...

Author: Edward Crossley ,  Joseph Gledhill
ISBN: 9781139108980
Format: Undefined
$224.40

Aimed at non-specialists, this catalogue was first published in 1879. The authors encourage amateurs to contribute...  Read More >>

Ecology of Blue Straggler Stars

Ecology of Blue Straggler Stars

Author: Henri M. J. Boffin ,  Giovanni Carraro
ISBN: 9783662444337
Format: Hardback
$284.60

The existence of blue straggler stars, which appear younger, hotter, and more massive than their siblings, is at...  Read More >>

Lessons from the Local Group: A Conference in honour of David Block and Bruce Elmegreen

Lessons from the Local Group: A Conference in honour...

Author: Kenneth Freeman ,  Bruce Elmegreen
ISBN: 9783319106137
Format: Hardback
$569.22

Our understanding of galaxy formation comes mostly from two sources: sensitive observations at high angular resolution...  Read More >>

The Formation and Disruption of Black Hole Jets

The Formation and Disruption of Black Hole Jets

Author: Ioannis Contopoulos ,  Denise Gabuzda
ISBN: 9783319103556
Format: Hardback
$232.85

"This book reviews the phenomenology displayed by relativistic jets as well as the most recent theoretical efforts...  Read More >>

The Earliest Stages of Massive Clustered Star Formation: Fragmentation of Infrared Dark Clouds

The Earliest Stages of Massive Clustered Star Formation:...

Author: Ke Wang
ISBN: 9783662449684
Format: Hardback
$232.85

This thesis presents an in-depth, high-resolution observational study on the very beginning of the formation process:...  Read More >>

Black Holes: A Student Text (3rd Edition)

Black Holes: A Student Text (3rd Edition)

Author: Edwin Thomas (Univ Of Leicester, Uk) ,  Derek J Raine (Univ Of Leicester, Uk)
ISBN: 9781783264827
Format: Paperback
$82.80

This book provides an accessible introduction to the fascinating and topical subject of black holes.  Read More >>

Black Holes: A Student Text (3rd Edition)

Black Holes: A Student Text (3rd Edition)

Author: Edwin Thomas (Univ Of Leicester, Uk) ,  Derek J Raine (Univ Of Leicester, Uk)
ISBN: 9781783264810
Format: Hardback
$175.95

This book provides an accessible introduction to the fascinating and topical subject of black holes.  Read More >>

Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe

Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe

Author: Jorick S. Vink
ISBN: 9783319095950
Format: Hardback
$284.60

Very Massive Stars in the Local Universe  Read More >>

Synergies between Solar and Stellar Modelling

Synergies between Solar and Stellar Modelling

Author: Maria Pia Di Mauro ,  Daniela Cardini
ISBN: 9789400789753
Format: Paperback
$517.47

This work is intended to give a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge in solar and stellar modelling....  Read More >>

Fifty Years of Quasars: From Early Observations and Ideas to Future Research

Fifty Years of Quasars: From Early Observations and...

Author: Mauro D'Onofrio ,  Paola Marziani
ISBN: 9783642443848
Format: Paperback
$388.10

The 50th anniversary of the discovery of quasars in 1963 presents an interesting opportunity to ask questions about...  Read More >>

High-Precision Studies of Compact Variable Stars

High-Precision Studies of Compact Variable Stars

Author: Steven Bloemen
ISBN: 9783319102825
Format: Hardback
$258.72

This book, which is a reworked and updated version of Steven Bloemen’s original PhD thesis, reports on several high-precision...  Read More >>

A Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics

A Concise History of Solar and Stellar Physics

Author: Jean-Louis Tassoul ,  Monique Tassoul
ISBN: 9780691165929
Format: Paperback
$54.99

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of ideas about the sun and the stars, from antiquity...  Read More >>

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