The birth of stars and planets / John Bally, Bo Reipurth.
The birth of stars and planets / John Bally, Bo Reipurth.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
Call Numbers
GQ 2014/335
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 295 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
Contents 1 Our cosmic backyard -- 2 Looking up at the night sky -- 3 The dark clouds of the Milky Way -- 4 Infant stars -- 5 Companions in birth : binary stars -- 6 Outflows from young stars -- 7 Towards adulthood -- 8 The social life of stars : stellar groups -- 9 Chaos in the nest : the brief live...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
Summary: "This book combines the latest astronomical images and data with descriptions of the recent developments in the study of star and planet formation. The authors discuss isolated star birth in dark clouds, the formation of star clusters and nebulae, the "ecology" of interstellar gas and dust, and the violent starbursts that may produce black...
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Full title
The birth of stars and planets / John Bally, Bo Reipurth.
Notes
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Includes index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/NQ523.88/1.
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Call Numbers
GQ 2014/335
Record Identifier
74VKK7ZjjXQX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKK7ZjjXQX
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ISBN
0521801052 (hbk.)
9780521801058 (hbk.)
DDC
523.88
MMS ID
991021828059702626
