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The Synthesis of the Chemical Elements Carbon and Oxygen (W. A. Fowler). Old and New Neutron Stars (M. A. Ruderman). Supernova Theory (H. A. Bethe). Solar Neutrinos (J. N. Bahcall). RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS. Black Holes: The Membrane Viewpoint (K. S. Thorne). Jets and Galactic Nuclei (M. J. Rees). Probes of the Universe (R. V. Wagoner). INTERSTELLAR MATTER. Theory of the Interstellar Medium (G. B. Field). OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY. What′s the Matter in Spiral Galaxies? (V. C. Rubin). Relativistic Motion in Quasars ( M. H. Cohen). Space Telescop and Cosmology (R. Giacconi). What is Astronomy? (P. Morrrison). Quick is Beautiful! (F. Dyson). Index.