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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... Rasalgethi 206 Appendix B 108 53 Kapteyn's Star 158 78 Rho Cassiopeiae 208 Appendix C 110 54 Kepler's Star 160 79 Rho Ophiuchi 210 Glossary 112 55 L 1551 IRS 5 162 80 RR Lyrae 114 56 Lambda Boötis 164 81 RS Canum Venaticorum 116 57 LB ...
... Rasalgethi 206 Appendix B 108 53 Kapteyn's Star 158 78 Rho Cassiopeiae 208 Appendix C 110 54 Kepler's Star 160 79 Rho Ophiuchi 210 Glossary 112 55 L 1551 IRS 5 162 80 RR Lyrae 114 56 Lambda Boötis 164 81 RS Canum Venaticorum 116 57 LB ...
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... Rasalgethi 17 14 38.9 +14 23 25 26 Delta Cephei 22 29 10.3 +58 24 55 54 Kepler's Star 17 30 37.2 -21 28 51 39 51 Pegasi 22 57 28.0 +20 46 08 63 MXB 1730-335 17 33 24.1 -33 23 16 73 R Aquarii 23 43 49.5 -15 17 04 82 RS Ophiuchi 17 50 ...
... Rasalgethi 17 14 38.9 +14 23 25 26 Delta Cephei 22 29 10.3 +58 24 55 54 Kepler's Star 17 30 37.2 -21 28 51 39 51 Pegasi 22 57 28.0 +20 46 08 63 MXB 1730-335 17 33 24.1 -33 23 16 73 R Aquarii 23 43 49.5 -15 17 04 82 RS Ophiuchi 17 50 ...
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