The Hundred Greatest StarsSpringer Science & Business Media, 19. 6. 2002 - Počet stran: 213 There are as many different kinds of stars as there are stars themselves. Each an individual, every one unique. In this arresting and lavishly illustrated volume, noted astronomy writer and teacher Jim Kaler choose 100 stars to illustrate the mind-boggling variety of the stars' shapes and sizes, their immense ages, and the vast range of configurations in which they exist.||From AG Draconis to Z Andromedae, this alphabetically arranged volume first lists each star's resident constellation, its class, its apparent brightness as viewed from Earth, its distance from our Sun, and its visual luminosity. Then the real story begins. In choosing his "top 100," Kaler has aimed not just at providing a representative sample of the Universe's extraordinarily diverse population, but at capturing their complexity, their dynamism, and the amazing view they provide into the extraordinary physical forces at play in the Universe.||James B. Kaler is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has held both Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships, and has been awarded medals for his work from the University of Liege (Belgium) and the University of Mexico. He is the author of six books and dozens of articles on astronomy, including The Little Book of Stars (Copernicus Books, 2000) and lectures frequently. He also directs and maintains several educational websites, including the highly regarded and award-winning "Stars of the Week" site at the University of Illinois: http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/sow.html.||Reviews:||¿Most people know about Sirius, Canopus and Antares, but not everyone will be familiar with EG 129, HZ 21 and Polaris Australis, the dim star close to the south pole of the sky. Enter The Hundred Greatest Stars by James Kaler...Following a very clear general introduction to stellar astronomy, Kaler embarks on an informative tour through his hundred favourite stars, each given a page of text with an appropriate illustration on the facing page¿The really clever aspect of the book is that as well as describing the hundred stars, often bringing out aspects which are unfamiliar, Kaler succeeds in giving an excellent broad survey of recent developments in stellar astronomy. As is to be expected, the text is immensely authoritative¿The illustrations are beautiful...¿|¿New Scientist |
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... Vega 146 72 PSRB1913+16 196 97 VV Cephei 148 73 R Aquarii 198 98 W Ursae Majoris 150 74 R Coronae Borealis 200 99 Zubenelgenubi 152 75 R Leporis 202 100 ZZ Ceti Supergiants Main Sequence Dwarfs Giants White Dwarfs O B A.
... Vega 146 72 PSRB1913+16 196 97 VV Cephei 148 73 R Aquarii 198 98 W Ursae Majoris 150 74 R Coronae Borealis 200 99 Zubenelgenubi 152 75 R Leporis 202 100 ZZ Ceti Supergiants Main Sequence Dwarfs Giants White Dwarfs O B A.
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Introduction and Allegro 10 | 10 |
The Sun 12 5 | 26 |
ix | 35 |
AG Draconis | 58 |
51 | 104 |
62 | 126 |
Alphard | 134 |
Beta Lyrae | 158 |
Betelgeuse | 166 |
118 | 168 |
Canopus | 174 |
130 | 180 |
CH Cygni | 186 |
Chi Lupi | 194 |
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