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978-0-387-47301-7
Neutron Stars 1

The book gives an extended review of theoretical and observational aspects of neutron star physics. With masses comparable ...

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978-3-540-27610-4
New Light on Dark Stars

There has been very considerable progress in research into low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets during the ...

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978-1-84628-508-0
Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes

Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes tells you everything you’ll need to know about how to get started on "real" astronomy ...

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978-1-4020-3236-3
Recollections of "Tucson Operations"

This book is a personal account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. ...

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978-0-387-48942-1
Sirius : Brightest Diamond in the Night Sky

Sirius - A Diamond in the Night will tell two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been ...

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978-0-387-68500-7
Solar Sails :A Novel Approach To Interplanetary Travel

This book describes solar sails, how they work and what they will be used for in the exploration of space in an easily readable ...

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978-3-540-28243-3
Solar-Type Activity in Main-Sequence Stars

Solar-type activity over the whole range of the electromagnetic spectrum is a phenomenon inherent in the majority of low- ...

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978-1-84628-198-3
Star Clusters and How to Observe Them

Part one of this detailed book provides a comprehensive review of star clusters – including open, globular, extragalactic, ...

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978-0-387-68817-6
State of the Universe 2007

The book cover all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the longer ...

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978-1-84628-286-7
The Amateur Astronomer

Appendices provide extensive star, lunar and planetary maps, along with a vast amount of data and information that makes ...

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978-1-4020-3407-7
The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later

The Book contains the proceedings of a Conference intended to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the IMF ...

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978-1-84628-155-6
The Observers Year

There are 365 nights in every year (366 in a leap year!) and from an amateur astronomer’s point of view, no two are alike.And ...

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978-3-540-74256-2
The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation : Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching, Germany, 4-8 April 2005

Long-baseline interferometry has been traditionally regarded as a very technical method with a limited number of applications. ...

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978-0-387-73995-3
The Sky is Your Laboratory

For the experienced amateur astronomer who is wondering if there is something useful, valuable, and permanent that can be ...

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978-3-540-27510-7
The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate

This book presents the lectures notes of the 34th Saas-Fee Advanced Course "The Sun, Solar Analogs and the Climate" given ...

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978-0-387-29372-1
Water and the Search for Life on Mars

This highly absorbing book relates how NASA and ESA have sought evidence of life on Mars. ‘Follow the water’ with noted ...

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978-1-4020-3725-2
White Dwarfs: Cosmological and Galactic Probes

The emphasis on white dwarf stars and cosmology arises from the most recent advances in cosmological and galactic structure ...

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