Introduction to Astrophysics: The Stars (Dover Books on Physics)
Dufay, Jean
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A concrete, mid-level treatment, this readable and authoritative translation from the French provides an excellent guide to observational astrophysics. Methods of research and observation receive as much attention as results. Topics include stellar photometry and spectroscopy, classification and properties of normal stars, construction of Hertzsprung- Russell diagrams, Yerkes two-dimensional classification, and much more. Reprint of Introduction à l’astrophysique: les étoiles, Max Leclerc et Cie, 1961.
About the Author: French astronomer Jean Dufay (1896-1967) computed the altitude of the earth's ozone layer and was named Honorary Director of the Lyon and Haute-Provence observatories.Translator Owen Gingerich is a former Research Professor of Astronomy and the History of Science at Harvard University.
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