Stars in Their Courses
Published on 13. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-0-521-09003-2 (ISBN)
Description
Stars in Their Courses is an introduction, originally published in 1934, to astronomy and the wonders of the universe brought to us by the technology of the telescope. The book is illustrated with a large number of photographs, and was especially written for readers with no previous scientific knowledge.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-09003-2 (9780521090032)
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James Jeans
Stars in Their Courses
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07/2009
Cambridge University Press
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James Jeans
Stars in Their Courses
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01/1931
Cambridge University Press
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James Jeans
Stars in Their Courses
Book
01/1931
Cambridge University Press
€7.38
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Content
1. The Vault of Heaven; 2. A Preliminary Journey through Space and Time; 3. The Sun's Family; 4. Weighing and Measuring the Stars The Variety of the Stars; 5. The Milky Way; 6. Out in the Depths of Space; 7. The Great Universe.