The Life of Stars: The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure

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Название: The Life of Stars: The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure

Автор: Giora Shaviv,

Издательство: Spтшger

Год: 2009

Страниц 504

ISBN: 3642020879

Формат: PDF

Размер: 15,6 MB

Язык Английский

This beautifully illustrated book describes the birth and evolution of the theory of stellar structure through the vehement controversy between biology (as presented by Darwin) and physics (as presented by Kelvin) about the age of the Earth, which culminated with Rutherford suggesting radioactive dating. Shaviv analyzes critically many proclaimed scientific results, showing how and why they were wrong, and explains why it took decades to find the now accepted scientific answers - where there are such - and why there remains much more to be done before we can say we fully understand what happens up there in the heavens.

The Life of the Stars pres fascinating reading for all those interested in the stars, in the history of astronomy and in what their story tells us about how science progresses. Moreover, it will bring readers up-to-date on current problems in astrophysics.