Stars in Their Courses
Published on 20. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-1-108-00570-8 (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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-00570-8 (9781108005708)
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Previous edition
James Jeans
Stars in Their Courses
Book
11/2008
Cambridge University Press
€25.99
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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; 5. The variety of the stars; 6. The Milky Way; 7. Out in the depths of space; 8. The great universe.