The Stars of Heaven.

By: Pickover, Clifford AMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (254 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780195346800Subject(s): Astrophysics | StarsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Stars of HeavenDDC classification: 523.8 LOC classification: QB801 -- .P53 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Stellar Parallax and the Quest for Transcendence -- CHAPTER 2 The Joy and Paschen of Starlight -- CHAPTER 3 Spectral Classes, Temperatures, and Doppler Shifts -- CHAPTER 4 Luminosity and the Distance Modulus -- CHAPTER 5 Hertzsprung-Russell, Mass-Luminosity Relations, and Binary Stars -- CHAPTER 6 Last Tango on the Heliopause -- CHAPTER 7 Stellar Evolution and the Helium Flash -- CHAPTER 8 Stellar Graveyards, Nucleosynthesis, and Why We Exist -- CHAPTER 9 Some Final Thoughts -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Stars in the Bible -- Appendix 2. Updates and Breakthroughs -- Further Reading -- About the Author -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe. With this astonishing guidebook, you don't have to be an astronomer to explore the mysteries of stars and their profound meaning for human existence. Clifford A. Pickover tackles a range of topics from stellar evolution to the fundamental reasons why the universe permits life to flourish. He alternates sections that explain the mysteries of the cosmos with sections that dramatize mind-expanding concepts through a fictional dialog between futuristic humans and their alien peers (who embark on a journey beyond the reader's wildest imagination). This highly accessible and entertaining approach turns an intimidating subject into a scientific game open to all dreamers. Told in Pickover's inimitable blend of fascinating state-of-the-art science and whimsical science fiction, and packed with numerous diagrams and illustrations, The Stars of Heaven unfolds a world of paradox and mystery, one that will intrigue anyone who has ever pondered the night sky with wonder.
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Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Stellar Parallax and the Quest for Transcendence -- CHAPTER 2 The Joy and Paschen of Starlight -- CHAPTER 3 Spectral Classes, Temperatures, and Doppler Shifts -- CHAPTER 4 Luminosity and the Distance Modulus -- CHAPTER 5 Hertzsprung-Russell, Mass-Luminosity Relations, and Binary Stars -- CHAPTER 6 Last Tango on the Heliopause -- CHAPTER 7 Stellar Evolution and the Helium Flash -- CHAPTER 8 Stellar Graveyards, Nucleosynthesis, and Why We Exist -- CHAPTER 9 Some Final Thoughts -- Notes -- Appendix 1. Stars in the Bible -- Appendix 2. Updates and Breakthroughs -- Further Reading -- About the Author -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe. With this astonishing guidebook, you don't have to be an astronomer to explore the mysteries of stars and their profound meaning for human existence. Clifford A. Pickover tackles a range of topics from stellar evolution to the fundamental reasons why the universe permits life to flourish. He alternates sections that explain the mysteries of the cosmos with sections that dramatize mind-expanding concepts through a fictional dialog between futuristic humans and their alien peers (who embark on a journey beyond the reader's wildest imagination). This highly accessible and entertaining approach turns an intimidating subject into a scientific game open to all dreamers. Told in Pickover's inimitable blend of fascinating state-of-the-art science and whimsical science fiction, and packed with numerous diagrams and illustrations, The Stars of Heaven unfolds a world of paradox and mystery, one that will intrigue anyone who has ever pondered the night sky with wonder.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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