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Walter Baade – A Life in Astrophysics H 288 p. 01

Osterbrock, Donald E. 　著

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発行年月	2001年10月
出版社／提供元	Princeton University Press
出版国	アメリカ合衆国
言語	英語
媒体	冊子
装丁	hardcover
ページ数／巻数	288 p.
ジャンル	洋書／理工学／天文学／天文学：概論
ISBN	9780691049366
商品コード	0200126196
書評掲載誌	Choice, Booklist_Science
商品URL	https://kw.maruzen.co.jp/ims/itemDetail.html?itmCd=0200126196

内容

Walter Baade was an influential observational astronomer of the twentiethcentury. This biography of this major figure in American astronomy suggeststhat Baade's greatest contribution to astrophysics was his discovery of twodistinct stellar populations: old and young stars.

PREFACE vii 1. The Preparation: Gottingen and Hamburg, 1893-1927 1 2.The Path toward the Two Populations: Hamburg, 1927-1931 25 3. Before theWar: Mount Wilson, 1931-1938 49 4. War and a Great Discovery: Mount Wilson,1939-1947 82 5. Young Stars and Old: Palomar and Princeton, 1948-1953 1126. Radio Astronomy and the Size of the Universe: Palomar and Pasadena,1948-1958 147 7. Telling the Good News: America and Europe, 1953-1959 1778. The Finale and After: Australia and Gottingen, 1959-1960 200ABBREVIATIONS 229 NOTES 233 BIBLIOGRAPHY 259 INDEX 261