LEADER 03784nam 2200649 450 001 9910807219203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-691-16592-0 010 $a1-4008-6539-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400865390 035 $a(CKB)2670000000576270 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001407710 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11897353 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001407710 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11410705 035 $a(PQKB)10107263 035 $a(DE-B1597)459767 035 $a(OCoLC)896646293 035 $a(OCoLC)897033281 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400865390 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1831354 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10985054 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL662013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1831354 035 $a(PPN)201978962 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000576270 100 $a20141122h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA concise history of solar and stellar physics /$fJean-Louis Tassoul and Monique Tassoul 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey ;$aOxford, England :$cPrinceton University Press,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (299 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-691-11711-X 311 $a1-322-30731-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Figures --$tPreface --$tChapter 1. The Age of Myths and Speculations --$tChapter 2. Three Centuries of Optical Discoveries: 1610-1910 --$tChapter 3. The Time of Pioneers: 1840-1910 --$tChapter 4. The Formative Years: 1910-1940 --$tChapter 5. The Golden Age: 1940-1970 --$tChapter 6. The Era of Specialization: 1970- --$tEpilogue --$tAppendix A-G --$tGeneral Bibliography --$tIndex of Names --$tIndex of Subjects 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aStars$xHistory 606 $aAstrophysics$xHistory 607 $aSun$xHistory 615 0$aStars$xHistory. 615 0$aAstrophysics$xHistory. 676 $a523.01/09 700 $aTassoul$b Jean Louis$01597857 702 $aTassoul$b Monique$f1942- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807219203321 996 $aA concise history of solar and stellar physics$93984215 997 $aUNINA