Title: Stars and galaxies : citizens of the universe : readings from Scientific American magazine /
Authors: Osterbrock, Donald E.
Publisher: W.H. Freeman,
Year: 1990
Subjects: Galaxies.; Stars.; Supernovae.; Astronomy History
Abstract: A collection of articles from the field of astronomy appearing in Scientific American magazine. Includes pieces on two pioneers in the field and information on galaxies, luminous stars, and supernovas.
Contents: William Herschel and the making of modern astronomy / Michael Hoskin -- Henry Norris Russell / David H. DeVorkin -- The central parsec of the galaxy / Thomas R. Geballe -- Globular clusters / Ivan R. King -- Molecular clouds, star formation and galactic strucutre / Nick Scoville and Judith S. Young -- The coronas of galaxies / Klaas S. deBoer and Blair D. Savage -- Epsilon Aurigae / Margherita Hack -- A superluminous object in the large cloud of Magellan / John S. Mathis, Blair D. Savage and Joseph P. Cassinelli -- How a supernova explodes / Hans A. Bethe and Gerald Brown -- Young supernova remnants / Frederick D. Seward, Paul Gorenstein and Wallace H. Tucker -- The great supernova of 1987 / Stan Woosley and Tom Weaver -- The oldest pulsars in the universe / Jacob Shaham.