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Stars in the Making
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Introduction: Cosmic Evolution xi
  5. PART ONE. THE PLAYERS
  6. 1 Stars 3
  7. 2 Dust and Atoms 30
  8. PART TWO. THE SCENE
  9. 3 Pairs of Stars 49
  10. 4 Clusters of Stars 66
  11. 5 Systems of Stars 81
  12. PART THREE. THE DRAMA
  13. 6 The Ages of Things 101
  14. 7 The Evolution of Galaxies 119
  15. 8 The Evolution of the Stars 132
  16. Suggestions for Further Reading 155
  17. Index 157
  18. Plates 161
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674423794.intro

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Introduction: Cosmic Evolution xi
  5. PART ONE. THE PLAYERS
  6. 1 Stars 3
  7. 2 Dust and Atoms 30
  8. PART TWO. THE SCENE
  9. 3 Pairs of Stars 49
  10. 4 Clusters of Stars 66
  11. 5 Systems of Stars 81
  12. PART THREE. THE DRAMA
  13. 6 The Ages of Things 101
  14. 7 The Evolution of Galaxies 119
  15. 8 The Evolution of the Stars 132
  16. Suggestions for Further Reading 155
  17. Index 157
  18. Plates 161
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