This textbook introduction to the basic elements of fundamental astronomy and astrophysics serves as a foundation for understanding the structure, evolution, and observed properties of stars. The first half of the book explains how stellar motions, distances, luminosities, colors, radii, masses and temperatures are measured or derived. The author then shows how data of these sorts can be arranged to classify stars through their spectra. Stellar rotation and stellar magnetic fields are introduced. Stars with peculiar spectra and pulsating stars also merit special attention. The endpoints of stellar evolutions are briefly described. There is a separate chapter on the Sun and a final one on interstellar absorption. The usefulness of this text is enhanced by the inclusion of problems for students, tables of astronomical constants, and a selective bibliography. This is an excellent textbook for undergraduate and beginning graduate students studying astronomy and astrophysics.
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"Strong points are the reproduction of many basic observations and the emphasis that is placed on how these observations lead to data and conclusions. In this way, the student not only learns about astronomy, but also about the way astronomers work." A. Schadee, Space Science Reviews
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This is an excellent series Vol 1 thur 3 for the person wishing to review the basics of stellar astrophysics. I stress the words review for the author assumes at least a basic level of knowledge on how astronomical data is measured. The reader is cautioned to be versed in basic mathematical skills up through the beginning calculus level as detailed worked out examples are not provided in the text. At the conclusion of this and Volumes 2 and 3 are a series of chapter review problems for which there are no answers provided. Volume 2 and 3 deal with stellar atmospheres and interiors.
This is a good set of volumes and worth having if you are knowledgeable in the subject. It is not a self teaching set but a sound set to be used for classroom work at the intermediate level. My only real complaint was that the author did not provide worked out answers to the problem sets at the end of each book.
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I used this book for teaching the undergraduates. Although some chapters were not directly useful, the major part of it was very good. Some more illustrative examples would make it still more easy to grasp.
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If we want to study stars, the first thing to look at might be their positions is the sky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
barium stars, second quantum level, turbulence elements, light maxima, visual spectral region, chromospheric layers, angular radii, photometric parallaxes, color magnitude diagram, bolometric correction, interstellar absorption, apparent visual magnitude, magnitude diagrams, solar granulation, magnetic stars, metallic lines, pulsating stars, spectrograph slit, helium lines, solar chromosphere, interstellar extinction, bolometric magnitudes, distance modulus, radial velocity curves, absolute visual magnitude Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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barium stars, second quantum level, turbulence elements, light maxima, visual spectral region, chromospheric layers, angular radii, photometric parallaxes, color magnitude diagram, bolometric correction, interstellar absorption, apparent visual magnitude, magnitude diagrams, solar granulation, magnetic stars, metallic lines, pulsating stars, spectrograph slit, helium lines, solar chromosphere, interstellar extinction, bolometric magnitudes, distance modulus, radial velocity curves, absolute visual magnitude Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Stellar Atmospheres by Jesse L. Greenstein in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics (Landolt-Börnstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology - New Series / Astronomy and Astrophysics) (English and German Edition) by Hans-Heinrich Voigt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Astrophysical Quantities by Arthur N. Cox in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Bright Star Catalogue by Dorrit Hoffleit in Back Matter
- Astronomy and Astrophysics (AAAS Publication) by Morton S. Roberts in Back Matter
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