An Introduction to the Sun and Stars. hardcover 400 p., 20 half-tones, 16 tabs., 121 exercises.
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Introduction; 1. Seeing the Sun; 2. The working Sun; 3. Measuring stars;4. Comparing stars; 5. The formation of stars; 6. The main sequence life ofstars; 7. The life of stars beyond the main sequence; 8. The death of stars;9. The remnants of stars; Conclusion; Answers and comments; Appendix 1.Useful quantities and units; Appendix 2. Stellar nomenclature; Appendix 3.The 100 closest stars to the Sun; Appendix 4. The 100 brightest stars visiblefrom Earth; Appendix 5. The chemical elements and their abundances; Glossary;Acknowledgements; Index.
