03818nam 2200661 450 991046379670332120200520144314.00-691-16592-01-4008-6539-510.1515/9781400865390(CKB)2670000000576270(SSID)ssj0001407710(PQKBManifestationID)11897353(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001407710(PQKBWorkID)11410705(PQKB)10107263(MiAaPQ)EBC1831354(DE-B1597)459767(OCoLC)896646293(OCoLC)897033281(DE-B1597)9781400865390(PPN)201978962(Au-PeEL)EBL1831354(CaPaEBR)ebr10985054(CaONFJC)MIL662013(EXLCZ)99267000000057627020141122h20042004 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrA concise history of solar and stellar physics /Jean-Louis Tassoul and Monique TassoulPrinceton, New Jersey ;Oxford, England :Princeton University Press,2004.©20041 online resource (299 pages) illustrationsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-691-11711-X 1-322-30731-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.Front matter --Contents --List of Figures --Preface --Chapter 1. The Age of Myths and Speculations --Chapter 2. Three Centuries of Optical Discoveries: 1610-1910 --Chapter 3. The Time of Pioneers: 1840-1910 --Chapter 4. The Formative Years: 1910-1940 --Chapter 5. The Golden Age: 1940-1970 --Chapter 6. The Era of Specialization: 1970- --Epilogue --Appendix A-G --General Bibliography --Index of Names --Index of SubjectsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of ideas about the sun and the stars, from antiquity to modern times. Two theoretical astrophysicists who have been active in the field since the early 1960's tell the story in fluent prose. About half of the book covers most of the theoretical research done from 1940 to the close of the twentieth century, a large body of work that has to date been little explored by historians. The first chapter, which outlines the period from about 3000 B.C. to 1700 A.D., shows that at every stage in history human beings have had a particular understanding of the sun and stars, and that this has continually evolved over the centuries. Next the authors systematically address the immense mass of observations astronomy accumulated from the early seventeenth century to the early twentieth. The remaining four chapters examine the history of the field from the physicists perspective, the emphasis being on theoretical work from the mid-1840s to the late 1990's--from thermodynamics to quantum mechanics, from nuclear physics and magnetohydrodynamics to the remarkable advances through to the late 1960's, and finally, to more recent theoretical work. Intended mainly for students and teachers of astronomy, this book will also be a useful reference for practicing astronomers and scientifically curious general readers.StarsHistoryAstrophysicsHistorySunHistoryElectronic books.StarsHistory.AstrophysicsHistory.523.01/09Tassoul Jean Louis1033357Tassoul Monique1942-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463796703321A concise history of solar and stellar physics2451854UNINA