عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
QB805.S5 B76 2008eb
QB805
.
S5
B76
2008eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1402083181
(Number (ISBN
140208319X
(Number (ISBN
9781402083181
(Number (ISBN
9781402083198
Erroneous ISBN
1281378143
Erroneous ISBN
1402083181
Erroneous ISBN
9781281378149
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b797790
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Sirius matters /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Noah Brosch.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[Dordrecht] :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvii, 216 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Astrophysics and space science library ;
Volume Designation
354
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction; Historical perspective; Mysteries of the Sirius system; Approaching modern times; Modern optical measurements; Modern non-optical observations; The neighborhood of Sirius; The perspective of stellar structure; The perspective of stellar evolution; Sirius revealed -- a synthesis of the information.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Since very early times Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky. It served to synchronize calendars in antiquity and was the subject of many myths and legends, including some modern ones. It was perceived as a red star for more than 400 years, but such reports were relegated to the Mediterranean region. Astronomically, Sirius is a very bright star. This, and its present close distance to us, argues in favor of it being the target of detailed studies of stellar structure and evolution. Its binary nature, with a companion that is one of the more massive white dwarfs, is an additional re.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
Springer
Stock Number
978-1-4020-8318-1
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Sirius matters.
International Standard Book Number
1402083181
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sirius.
astronomy.
astrophysics.
Physique.
SCIENCE-- Astronomy.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sirius.
Deep space, Sirius.
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7
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
PGN
SCI-- 004000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
523
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841
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QB805
.
S5
Book number
B76
2008eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Brosch, Noah.
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201207102727.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
pn
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
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