Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. The X-Ray Universe 1
5. 2. The Sensible World 5
6. 3. Precursors 11
7. 4. Pioneers 19
8. 5. The Discovery of an X–Ray Star 31
9. 6. The Riddle of the X-Ray Stars 46
10. 7. Uhuru: Neutron Stars and Black Holes 63
11. 8. The X–Ray Sky 91
12. 9. A Telescope for X-Rays 103
13. 10. Einstein into Orbit 132
14. 11. First Light 136
15. 12. Stellar Coronas and Supernovas 142
16. 13. Active Galaxies and Quasars 155
17. 14. Clusters of Galaxies and the Missing Mass 169
18. 15. The Cosmic X-Ray Background 179
19. Coda 184
20. Bibliographical Notes 187
21. Index 194