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Lyman Spitzer, Jr., is a leading astronomer whose work has revolutionized our understanding of interstellar space and plasma physics. In addition, his proposals for a large telescope in space led after many decades to the Hubble Space Telescope. Dreams, Stars, and Electrons contains some thirty of his papers, selected mainly for their relevance to present research. Some of these works have previously not been readily available. A commentary by the author, preceding each paper, gives interesting background information and summarizes some more recent work.


Part I of the book is devoted to twelve papers on the gas and dust in interstellar space, beginning with the author's theory (now accepted fact) that this interstellar material in spiral galaxies is the birthplace of young stars. The final interstellar paper summarizes the extensive results obtained by the Princeton/NASA Copernicus satellite. In Part II eight papers discuss problems of stellar dynamics, including systematic acceleration of stars in random passage near interstellar clouds. Other papers analyze the evolution of a spherical cluster in the absence of external perturbations. Part III deals primarily with the early development and present performance of the Hubble telescope; and Part IV, with plasma physics, including controlled fusion. More personal writings are included in Part V.

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    Princeton University Press
  5. Publication date
    December 23, 1996
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
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Lyman Spitzer, Jr., is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at Princeton University and was Director of the Princeton University Observatory for some thirty-five years. Jeremiah P. Ostriker is Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy and is Provost at Princeton University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press; First Paperback Edition (December 23, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691027978
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691027975
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.69 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
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  • Jill Malter
    5.0 out of 5 stars A very readable collection of papers
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    Lyman Spitzer was the author of several interesting books, including "The Physics of Fully Ionized Gases," "Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium," and "Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters." This volume is a collection of Spitzer's best papers, written with wonderful clarity, and it covers all of these topics, as well as a paper on the physics of sound in the sea. In addition, there are a couple of papers about space telescopes, including his pioneering work on the subject from 1946. The Spitzer Space Telescope, an infrared observatory that was launched in 2003, was named for him.

    I sincerely recommend this book for anyone interested in space physics or galactic astronomy.
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