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Book Title: Reviews in Modern Astronomy Series: Reviews in Modern Astronomy Ser. ISBN: 9783642767524 Item Weight: 16.2 Oz Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg Subject: Physics / Geophysics, Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy Number of Pages: VIII, 287 Pages Type: Textbook Item Length: 9.3 in Author: Gerhard Klare Publication Year: 2011 Item Width: 6.1 in Language: English Publication Name: Reviews in Modern Astronomy width: 6.1 in Format: Trade Paperback Subject Area: Science

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Reviews in Modern Astronomy, Paperback, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US. Reviews in Modern Astronomy, Paperback, ISBN 3642767524, ISBN-13 9783642767524, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The yearbook series Reviews in Modern Astronomy of the Astronomische Gesell three years ago in order to bring the scientific events schaft (AG) was established of the meetings of the society to the attention of the worldwide astronomical community. Reviews in Modern Astronomy is devoted exclusively to the invited reviews, the Karl Schwarzschild lectures, and the highlight contributions from leading scientists reporting on recent progress and scientific achievements at their research institutes. Volume 4 comprises all, eighteen contributions which were presented during the fall meeting of the AG at Preiburg/Breisgau in September 1990. They cover problems in solar research and the solar system as well as the first results of the ROSAT and Hipparcos space missions, stellar and extragalactic studies, and Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Karl Schwarzschild Medal was awarded to Professor Eugene Parker1. His lecture entitled "Convection, Spontaneous Discontinuities, and Stellar Winds and X-Ray Emis·sion" begins this volume.