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The Brightest Stars
C. Jager
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Paperback. Series: Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs (Closed). Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 24. Weight in Grams: 870.
No part of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows a more pronounced diversity of stellar types than the upper part, which contains the most luminous stars. Can one visualize a larger difference than between a luminous, young and extremely hot Of star, and a cool, evolved pulsating giant of the Mira type, or an S-type supergiant, or - again at the other side of the diagram - the compact nucleus of a planetary nebula? But there is order and unity in this apparent disorder! Virtually all types of bright stars are evolutionally related, in one way or the other. Evolution links bright ... Read more
No part of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram shows a more pronounced diversity of stellar types than the upper part, which contains the most luminous stars. Can one visualize a larger difference than between a luminous, young and extremely hot Of star, and a cool, evolved pulsating giant of the Mira type, or an S-type supergiant, or - again at the other side of the diagram - the compact nucleus of a planetary nebula? But there is order and unity in this apparent disorder! Virtually all types of bright stars are evolutionally related, in one way or the other. Evolution links bright ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
470
Condition
New
Series
Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs (Closed)
Number of Pages
470
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027711106
SKU
V9789027711106
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