Stars - James Kaler
Sa vie, sa pensée, ses oeuvres
KORTE INHOUD
Stars are the primary converters of matter into energy in the Universe, the ultimate sources and sustainers of life. What appear to be solid, fixed objects in the distant sky are actually turbulent spheres of glowing gas fueled by intense nuclear reactions that create all of the heavier elements and eject them into space. With the exception of hydrogen and helium, the atoms that make up the planets and moons, the Earth, and all forms of life, including ourselves, originated from a dying star somewhere in the vastness of the cosmos.
In this elegantly written and illustrated volume from the Scientific American Library, James B. Kaler explores the nature of stars, describing our current knowledge of their origin, variety, distribution, composition, and distinctive histories. Dr. Kaler demonstrates that stars are the key to our comprehension of how the Universe evolved - that the development, death, and birth of stars is intimately associated with our own origins and continued existence.
In this elegantly written and illustrated volume from the Scientific American Library, James B. Kaler explores the nature of stars, describing our current knowledge of their origin, variety, distribution, composition, and distinctive histories. Dr. Kaler demonstrates that stars are the key to our comprehension of how the Universe evolved - that the development, death, and birth of stars is intimately associated with our own origins and continued existence.
