ISBN: 9780387489414 - sirius: brightest diamond in the night sky (springer praxis books / popular astronomy) (8 Ergebnisse)

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Softcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. XVII + 250 pages, fine. - - Contents: Acknowledgments, Introductionm List of Figures, List of Abbreviations and Acronyms. - - Part One: Ancient Sirius: 1. The Goddess of the Eastern Horizon. - 2. The Dog Star. - - Part Two: 3. From Myth to Reality. - 4. A Dark Star Prophesied. - 5. A Dark Star Revealed. - - Part Three: The Physics of the Stars: 6. An Odd Pair. - 7. Giants among the Dwarfs. - 8. A Matter of Degeneracy. - 9. Einsteins Well. - - Part Four: A Controversial and Occult Sirius: 10. A Red Sirius. - 11. Modern Mysteries. - - Part Five: 12. A View from Space. - 13. Past, Present and Future. - - Appendices: A. Glossary. - B. Properties of the Sirius System. - References. - Index.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 250 pages. 9.75x6.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is the first book to integrate the cultural history of Sirius with modern astrophysics in a way which provides a realistic view of how science progresses over time. The book tells two stories. The first and most obvious is why the star known as Sirius has been regarded as an important fixture of the night sky by many civilizations and cultures since the beginnings of history. A second, but related, narrative is the prominent part that Sirius has played in how we came to achieve our current scientific understanding of the nature and fate of the stars. The book further provides an intriguing, in-depth treatment of longstanding Sirius controversies, such as Red Sirius and the story of the Dogon tribe, and it contains the results of original historical studies, as well as topical and timely scientific research.…