Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Nucleogenesis
$29.49
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2013
Summary
”“The content of this work, which was independently presented by Burbidge, Burbidge, Fowler, and Hoyle in 1957, represents one of the major advances in the natural sciences in the twentieth century. It effectively answered, in one fell swoop, several interrelated questions that humans have been asking since the beginning of inquiry, such as ‘What are stars?’ ‘How does the sun shine?’ ‘Why is gold so rare?’ ‘Where did the elements in our world and in our bodies come from?’”” - Alan A. Chen, As…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486498553 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0486498557 |
| Series: | Dover Books on Physics |
| Author: | Cameron Cameron |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2013 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Cameron Cameron
Astrophysicist Alastair G. W. Cameron helped develop the Giant Impact Theory, a revolutionary concept concerning the formation of the moon. Former Associate Director for Planetary Sciences at Harvard, he was Chairman of the Astronomy Department from 1976 to 1982.David M. Kahl is a Ph.D. Fellow at the Center for Nuclear Study at the University of Tokyo.
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