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The Classification of Stars
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Classification of Stars
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Carlos Jaschek
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By (author) Mercedes Jaschek
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:432 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 191 |
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| Category/Genre | Galaxies and stars |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521389969
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| Classifications | Dewey:523.8 |
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| Audience | | General | | Professional & Vocational | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
26 July 1990 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
A comprehensive handbook on the tools, methods, and results of stellar taxonomy, this book describes modern methods of spectroscopic and photometric classification, and identifies particular families of stars, progressing from the hottest to the coolest. Within each category a description is given of the normal types and all the peculiar stars. The emphasis throughout is on the phenomenology of classification, rather than the underlying astrophysics.
Reviews"...a clear, authoritative account of the taxonomy of stars." Science and Technology Book News "An excellent introduction to how astronomers are able to do stellar astronomy. The book is very well written and the diagrams and references make it a volume that will be referred to frequently by everyone interested in the problems of stellar classification." Choice
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