Pulsar Astronomy, 3rd Edition (Cambridge Astrophysics)
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 20, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780521839549
Subjects: Stars, interstellar matter; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science
First sentence: In 1934, two astronomers, Walter Baade and Fritz Zwicky, proposed the existence of a new form of star, the neutron star, which would be the end point of stellar evolution.