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About Stars: Their Formation, Evolution, Compositions, Locations and Companions

About Stars

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"About Stars" by Michael Mark Woolfson is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

On a clear and moonless night, especially in remote areas such as deserts, myriads of points of light cover the sky. The great majority of them are stars, many like the Sun, but so far away that they can only be seen as point sources of light. The problem faced by astronomers is to find their properties and distances, just from the light they emit. This is done by using the knowledge of science, mainly physics, acquired from small-scale experiments carried out on Earth. However, the stars themselves are laboratories in which matter behaves in ways that cannot be reproduced on Earth so, in finding out about stars, we complement scientific knowledge gained from earthbound experimentation.

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Best For: Students and enthusiasts interested in understanding the physical properties and distances of stars.
Focus: Explains how astronomers determine star properties and distances using physics and light emitted by stars.
Covers: The nature of stars as distant point sources of light, the application of physics to analyze starlight, and the unique conditions in stars that extend scientific knowledge beyond Earth-based experiments.
Why It Matters: It connects earthbound scientific experiments with astrophysical observations, showing how studying stars expands our understanding of matter under extreme conditions.

"About Stars" by Michael Mark Woolfson is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Deep Sky & Solar System. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

Topic: Deep Sky & Solar System

Author: Michael Mark Woolfson

Who this is for:

  • Astronomy students
  • Researchers and advanced hobbyists
  • Readers exploring space science topics

Why this book matters: It matters because it helps readers build a stronger understanding of astronomy concepts, observations, and scientific ideas related to space.

On a clear and moonless night, especially in remote areas such as deserts, myriads of points of light cover the sky. The great majority of them are stars, many like the Sun, but so far away that they can only be seen as point sources of light. The problem faced by astronomers is to find their properties and distances, just from the light they emit. This is done by using the knowledge of science, mainly physics, acquired from small-scale experiments carried out on Earth. However, the stars themselves are laboratories in which matter behaves in ways that cannot be reproduced on Earth so, in finding out about stars, we complement scientific knowledge gained from earthbound experimentation.

AuthorMichael Mark Woolfson
PublisherWspc (Europe)
Published2019
ISBN-139781786347251
BindingPaperback
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsScience
TopicDeep Sky & Solar System

Format: Paperback

Language: English

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