Galaxies & stars books

1332 books were found.

Flares and Flashes: Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium No.151, Held in Sonneberg, Germany, 5-9 December, 1994

Flares and Flashes: Proceedings of the IAU Colloquium...

Author: Jochen Greiner ,  Hilmar W. Duerbeck
ISBN: 9783540600572
Format: Hardback
$308.88

The book (IAU Colloquium 151) covers different fields of research on solar and stellar flares ranging from radio...  Read More >>

The Opacity of Spiral Disks

The Opacity of Spiral Disks

Author: Jonathan I. Davies ,  David Burstein
ISBN: 9780792336389
Format: Hardback
$683.76

The theme of the study is the determination of just how much of a galaxy's stellar output is reprocessed through...  Read More >>

Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment

Orbital Debris: A Technical Assessment

Author: National Research Council ,  Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
ISBN: 9780309051255
Format: Hardback
$118.67

Examines the methods we can use to characterize orbital debris,...  Read More >>

Stellar Populations: Proceedings of the 164th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in the Hague, The Netherlands, August 15–19, 1994

Stellar Populations: Proceedings of the 164th Symposium...

Author: Piet C. van der Kruit ,  Gerry Gilmore
ISBN: 9780792335382
Format: Paperback
$320.76

Subsequent research gave the concept a much firmer basis and at the famous Vatican Symposium of 1957 resulted in...  Read More >>

Circumstellar Matter

Circumstellar Matter

Author: Graeme D. Watt ,  Peredur M. Williams
ISBN: 9780792335399
Format: Hardback
$1132.56

The papers in this study cover a range of issues, from disk and envelope around young stellar objects and protostars...  Read More >>

Stellar Populations: Proceedings of the 164th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in the Hague, The Netherlands, August 15–19, 1994

Stellar Populations: Proceedings of the 164th Symposium...

Author: Piet C. van der Kruit ,  Gerry Gilmore
ISBN: 9780792335375
Format: Hardback
$578.16

Subsequent research gave the concept a much firmer basis and at the famous Vatican Symposium of 1957 resulted in...  Read More >>

White Dwarfs: Proceedings of the 9th European Workshop on White Dwarfs Held at Kiel, Germany, 29 August-1 September 1994

White Dwarfs: Proceedings of the 9th European Workshop...

Author: Detlev Koester ,  Klaus Werner
ISBN: 9783540591573
Format: Hardback
$261.36

This text is based on the proceedings of the 9th European Workshop on White Dwarfs, held at Kiel, 29 August - 1...  Read More >>

Coronal Magnetic Energy Releases: Proceedings of the CESRA Workshop Held in Caputh/Potsdam, Germany, 16-20 May 1994

Coronal Magnetic Energy Releases: Proceedings of the...

Author: Arnold O. Benz ,  A. Kruger
ISBN: 9783540591092
Format: Hardback
$174.24

This text brings together a variety of review articles on dynamical phenomena in the solar corona in order to work...  Read More >>

Bottom of the Main Sequence and Beyond: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held in Garching, Germany, 10-12 August 1994

Bottom of the Main Sequence and Beyond: Proceedings...

Author: Christopher G. Tinney
ISBN: 9783540591719
Format: Hardback
$116.03

This is an overview of the state of the art in the study of very-low-mass stars, particularly brown dwarfs. Covering...  Read More >>

The Light Element Abundances: Proceedings of an ESO/EIPC Workshop Held in Marciana Marina, Isola d'Elba, 21-26 May 1994

The Light Element Abundances: Proceedings of an ESO/EIPC...

Author: Philippe Crane
ISBN: 9783540589785
Format: Hardback
$123.95

The first volume of the series provides a review of the abundances of the elements up to Boron. Emphasis is laid...  Read More >>

Extraterrestrial Dust: Laboratory Studies of Interplanetary Dust

Extraterrestrial Dust: Laboratory Studies of Interplanetary...

Author: Kazuo Yamakoshi
ISBN: 9780792322948
Format: Hardback
$604.56

This monograph reports on the recent developments in the area of interplanetary and pre-solar dust grains. Several...  Read More >>

Wolf-Rayet Stars: Binaries, Colliding Winds, Evolution

Wolf-Rayet Stars: Binaries, Colliding Winds, Evolution...

Author: Karel A. van der Hucht ,  Peredur M. Williams
ISBN: 9780792331841
Format: Paperback
$356.40

In this IAU Symposium on Wolf--Rayet stars, binary aspects received ample attention, notably because of the recognition...  Read More >>

Currents in High-Energy Astrophysics: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute and Ninth Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics, Ettore Majorana Centre, Erice, Sicily, Italy, 7-18 May 1994

Currents in High-Energy Astrophysics: Proceedings of...

Author: Maurice M. Shapiro
ISBN: 9780792333548
Format: Hardback
$458.04

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Instability and Variability of Hot-Star Winds: Proceedings of an International Workshop Held at Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec Province, Canada, August 23-27, 1993

Instability and Variability of Hot-Star Winds: Proceedings...

Author: Anthony F. J. Moffat ,  etc.
ISBN: 9780792333319
Format: Hardback
$498.96

This text assesses hot-star winds from an observational and a theoretical perspective. It discusses the observational...  Read More >>

The Lives of the Neutron Stars

The Lives of the Neutron Stars

Author: M.H. Alpar ,  Ü. Kizilogammalu
ISBN: 9780792332466
Format: Hardback
$1317.36

As the field has developed, with the number of observed neutron stars rapidly in­ creasing, and our knowledge of...  Read More >>

Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies

Atlas of Compact Groups of Galaxies

Author: Robert C. Hickson (University of Illinois)
ISBN: 9782884491167
Format: Paperback
$211.07

This volume presents optical images of 100 groups of galaxies, assembled from CCD images obtained at the Canada-France-Hawaii...  Read More >>

The Structure and Content of Molecular Clouds: 25 Years of Molecular Radioastronomy

The Structure and Content of Molecular Clouds: 25 Years...

Author: Thomas L. Wilson ,  Kenneth J. Johnston
ISBN: 9783540586210
Format: Hardback
$261.36

This book assesses developments in molecular cloud research over the last 25 years, and discusses trends for future...  Read More >>

Stability of Collisionless Stellar Systems: Mechanisms for the Dynamical Structure of Galaxies

Stability of Collisionless Stellar Systems: Mechanisms...

Author: P.L. Palmer
ISBN: 9780792324553
Format: Hardback
$696.96

Recent advances in our understanding of instabilities in galactic type systems have led to an unravelling of some...  Read More >>

Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Volume 3: Stars and Stellar Systems

Compendium of Practical Astronomy: Volume 3: Stars and...

Author: Günter D. Roth ,  H.J. Augensen
ISBN: 9783540548867
Format: Paperback
$158.27

This new edition is over twice the length and contains 28 authored chap­ ters in three volumes. At Springer's request,...  Read More >>

Cosmological Aspects of X-ray Clusters of Galaxies: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Velen, Germany, June 6-18, 1993

Cosmological Aspects of X-ray Clusters of Galaxies:...

Author: Waltraut C. Seitter
ISBN: 9780792330585
Format: Hardback
$809.16

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A Look at the Stars

A Look at the Stars

Author: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780836231090
Format: Hardback
$9.94

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Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars: Proceedings of the 162nd Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, Held in Antibes-Juan-Les-Pins, France, October 5–8, 1993

Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars:...

Author: Luis A. Balona ,  Huib F. Henrichs
ISBN: 9780792330455
Format: Paperback
$409.20

In this Symposium, researchers specializing in pulsation, rotation, magnetic fields and stellar winds are brought...  Read More >>

Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars

Pulsation, Rotation and Mass Loss in Early-Type Stars...

Author: Luis A. Balona ,  etc.
ISBN: 9780792330448
Format: Hardback
$789.36

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