A Source Book in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1900-1975
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A Source Book in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1900-1975 by Kenneth R Lang
In this volume readers can rediscover A.S. Eddington's elegant proof of the virial theorem for star clusters, Walter Baade and Fritz Zwicky's 1932 proposal for the existence of neutron stars, and Thomas Gold's forecast of collapsed stars as radio sources. They can reread, in the words of the canyons, pulsars, interstellar hydrogen cosmic magnetic fields, quasars, and remnant background radiation of the primeval big bang.
Gingerich Owen :
Owen Gingerich is Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science, Emeritus, Department of Astronomy and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674366671 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674366670 |
| Title | A Source Book in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1900-1975 |
| Author | Kenneth R Lang |
| Series | Source Books In The History Of The Sciences |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 1979-02-05 |
| Number of pages | 942 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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