Astrophysics in a nutshell / Dan Maoz.
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TextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2016.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780691164793 (alk. paper)
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Includes index.
1. Introduction --
2. Stars : basic observations --
3. Stellar physics --
4. Stellar evolution and stellar remnants --
5. Star formation and the interstellar medium --
6. Extrasolar planets --
7. Milky Way and other galaxies --
8. Cosmology : basic observations --
9. Big Bang cosmology --
10. Tests and probes of Big Bang cosmology.
A concise but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy.
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