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目次

1. Introducing stars and nebulae; 2. Stellar rainbows; 3. Atoms andmolecules; 4. The climate in a stellar atmosphere; 5. Analysing the stars; 6.Dwarfs, giants, and supergiants; 7. What makes a star shine?; 8. The youthand middle age of a common star; 9. Wind, dust and pulsations; 10. A star'slast hurray?; 11. The interstellar medium and gaseous nebulae; 12. Uncommonstars and their sometimes violent behaviour; 13. High energy astronomy.