Starlight: An Introduction to Stellar Physics for Amateurs

by Keith Robinson

This is a book about the physics of stars and starlight. The story of starlight is truly fascinating. Astronomers analyze and interpret the light from stars using photometry and spectroscopy, then inspirational detective work combines with the laws of physics to reveal the temperatures, masses, luminosities and outer structure of these far away points of light. The laws of physics themselves enable us to journey to the very center of a star and to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441907076
• ISBN13: 9781441907073
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"