Starlight : an introduction to stellar physics for amateurs /

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Author / Creator:	Robinson, Keith, B.A., Ph.D., F.R.A.S.
Imprint:	New York : Springer, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource (ix, 277 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series, 1431-9756 Patrick Moore's practical astronomy series.
Subject:	Stars -- Spectra -- Popular works. Stars -- Magnitudes -- Popular works. Astrophysics -- Popular works. Astrophysics. Stars -- Magnitudes. Stars -- Spectra. Popular works.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8890964

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ISBN:	9781441907080 (electronic bk.) 1441907084 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Includes index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Astronomers analyse and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of physics to reveal the temperatures, masses, luminosities and outer structure of these far away points of light. This book deals with the physics of stars and starlight.
Other form:	Print version: Robinson, Keith, B.A., Ph. D., F.R.A.S. Starlight. New York : Springer, c2009 9781441907073

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