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This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. It was intended as a rigourously argued scientific treatise.

Table of Contents
1. The astronomical survey of the universe; 2. The light from the stars; 3. Gaseous stars; 4. The source of stellar energy; 5. Liquid stars; 6. The evolution of the stars; 7. Non-spherical masses - dynamical principles; 8. The configurations of rotating liquid masses; 9. The configurations of rotating compressible masses; 10. Rotation and fission of stars; 11. The evolution of binary systems; 12. The ages of the stars; 13. The great nebulae; 14. The galactic system of stars; 15. Variable stars; 16. The solar system; 17. Conclusion.

Astronomy and Cosmogony

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 7/20/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781108005623
      978-1108005623
      ISBN-10 1108005624

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. It was intended as a rigourously argued scientific treatise.

      Table of Contents
      1. The astronomical survey of the universe; 2. The light from the stars; 3. Gaseous stars; 4. The source of stellar energy; 5. Liquid stars; 6. The evolution of the stars; 7. Non-spherical masses - dynamical principles; 8. The configurations of rotating liquid masses; 9. The configurations of rotating compressible masses; 10. Rotation and fission of stars; 11. The evolution of binary systems; 12. The ages of the stars; 13. The great nebulae; 14. The galactic system of stars; 15. Variable stars; 16. The solar system; 17. Conclusion.

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