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Lequeux, James |
Fran??ois Arago |
I09792 |
2016 |
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Connes, Pierre |
History of the Plurality of Worlds |
I09213 |
2020 |
eBook |
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| 3 |
Lequeux, James |
Le Verrier???Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer |
I07513 |
2013 |
eBook |
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| 4 |
Lequeux, James |
The Interstellar Medium |
I07019 |
2005 |
eBook |
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| 5 |
Baschek, Bodo |
New Aspects of Magellanic Cloud Research |
I03290 |
1993 |
eBook |
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| 6 |
James Lequeux |
Birth, evolution and death of stars: An Introduction to.. |
025257 |
2013 |
Book |
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Lequeux, James |
Interstellar medium : With the collaboration of Edith Falgarone and Charles Ryter |
020032 |
2005 |
Book |
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| Title | Fran??ois Arago : A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics |
| Author(s) | Lequeux, James |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XV, 334 p. 174 illus., 7 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Fran??ois Arago, the first to show in 1810 that the surface of the Sun and stars is made of incandescent gas and not solid or liquid, was a prominent physicist of the 19th century. He used his considerable influence to help Fresnel, Ampere and others develop their ideas and make themselves known. This book covers his personal contributions to physics, astronomy, geodesy and oceanography, which are far from negligible, but insufficiently known. Arago was also an important and influential political man who, for example, abolished slavery in the French colonies. One of the last humanists, he had a very broad culture and range of interests. In parallel to his biography, this title also covers the spectacular progresses of science at the time of Arago, especially in France: the birth of physical optics, electromagnetism and thermodynamics. Francois Arago???s life is a fascinating epic tale that reads as a novel |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319207230 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. PHYSICS
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| Title | History of the Plurality of Worlds : The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages |
| Author(s) | Connes, Pierre;Lequeux, James |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XIII, 406 p. 55 illus., 27 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Modern research has demonstrated that many stars are surrounded by planets???some of which might contain the right conditions to harbor life. This has only reinforced a question that has been tormenting scientists, philosophers and priests since Antiquity: Are there other inhabited worlds beyond our own? This book analyzes the many ways that humans have argued for and depicted extraterrestrial life over the centuries. The first known texts about the subject date from as early as the 6th century BC. Since that time, countless well-known historical characters like Lucretius, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Cusanus, Bruno, Kepler, Descartes, and Huygens contributed to the debate; here, their lesser known opinions on the subject are studied in detail. It is often difficult for the modern mind to follow the thinking of our ancestors, which can only be understood when placed in the relevant context. The book thus extends its scope to the evolution of ideas about cosmology in general, as well as the culture in which these great thinkers wrote. The research is presented with the author's insight and humor, making this an easy and enjoyable read. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030414481 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. COSMOLOGY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
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| Title | Le Verrier???Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer |
| Author(s) | Lequeux, James |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2013. |
| Description | XVI, 337 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Le Verrier was a superb scientist. His discovery of Neptune in 1846 made him the most famous astronomer of his time. He produced a complete theory of the motions of the planets which served as a basis for planetary ephemeris for a full century. Doing this, he discovered an anomaly in the motion of Mercury which later became the first proof of General Relativity. He also founded European meteorology. However his arrogance and bad temper created many enemies, and he was even fired from his position of Director of the Paris Observatory |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461455653 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. PHYSICS
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| Title | The Interstellar Medium |
| Author(s) | Lequeux, James |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005. |
| Description | XVI, 440 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Describing interstellar matter in our galaxy in all of its various forms, this book also considers the physical and chemical processes that are occurring within this matter. The first seven chapters present the various components making up the interstellar matter and detail the ways that we are able to study them. The following seven chapters are devoted to the physical, chemical and dynamical processes that control the behaviour of interstellar matter. These include the instabilities and cloud collapse processes that lead to the formation of stars. The last chapter summarizes the transformations that can occur between the different phases of the interstellar medium. Emphasizing methods over results, "The Interstellar Medium" is written for graduate students, for young astronomers, and also for any researchers who have developed an interest in the interstellar medium |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540266938 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Atomic structure????
5. Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra
6. ATOMS
7. Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction
8. COSMOLOGY
9. EBOOK
10. EBOOK - SPRINGER
11. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
12. FLUIDS
13. Molecular structure??
14. PHYSICS
15. SPACE SCIENCES
16. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | New Aspects of Magellanic Cloud Research : Proceedings of the Second European Meeting on the Magellanic Clouds Organized by the Sonderforschungsbereich 328 ???Evolution of Galaxies??? Held at Heidelberg, Germany, 15???17 June 1992 |
| Author(s) | Baschek, Bodo;Klare, Gerhard;Lequeux, James |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1993. |
| Description | XIII, 404 p. 70 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The proceedings of the Second European Meeting on "New Aspects of MagellanicCloud Research" review the most recent progress in the study of the LMC and SMC. The activities within the ground-based ESO key programme "Coordinated Investigations of Selected Regions in the Magellanic Clouds", as well as new exciting observations from space missions (ROSAT, IUE, ISO, IRAS) result in a more profound insightinto the structure, kinematics, populations (stars, clusters, interstellar medium), and the chemical composition and evolution of the Magellanic Cloud system. The book addresses researchers and graduate students in astrophysics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540475569 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Birth, evolution and death of stars: An Introduction to.. |
| Author(s) | James Lequeux |
| Publication | Singapore, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2013. |
| Description | 164p. |
| Abstract Note | It has been known for a long time that stars are similar to our Sun. But it was only in 1810 that they were shown to be made of an incandescent gas. The chemical composition of this gas began to be determined in 1860. In 1940, it was demonstrated that the energy radiated by the stars is of thermonuclear origin. How stars form from interstellar matter and how they evolve and die was understood only recently, with our knowledge still incomplete. It was also realized recently that close double stars present a wide variety of extraordinary phenomena, which are far from being completely explored.
This book explains all these aspects, and also discusses how the evolution of stars determine that of galaxies. The most interesting observations are illustrated by spectacular images, while the theory is explained as simply as possible, without however avoiding some mathematical or physical developments when they are necessary for a good understanding of what happens in stars. Without being a textbook for specialists, this book can be profitably read by students or amateurs possessing some basic scientific knowledge, who would like to be initiated in-depth to the fascinating world of stars.
The author, an emeritus astronomer of the Paris Observatory, worked in various domains of astronomy connected with the subject of this book: interstellar matter and evolution of stars and galaxies. He directed the Marseilles observatory from 1983 to 1988 and served for fifteen years as Chief Editor of the professional European journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. He has written many articles and books about physics and astronomy at different levels. |
| ISBN,Price | 9789814508773 : US $26.00(PB) |
| Classification | 524.3-54
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| Keyword(s) | 1. DOUBLE STARS
2. STAR BIRTH
3. STAR DEATH
4. STAR FORMATION
5. STARS
6. STARS - EVOLUTION
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