A Source Book in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1900–1975 / / ed. by Kenneth R. Lang, Owen Gingerich.
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- General Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Contents -- CHAPTER I. New Windows on the Universe -- On the Application of Interference Methods to Astronomical Measurements -- 2. A Test of a New Type of Stellar Interferometer on Sirius -- 3. Concerning Observations of Penetrating Radiation on Seven Free Balloon Flights -- 4. The Possibilities of Large Telescopes -- 5. A Rapid Coma-Free Mirror System -- 6. On the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Radio Waves -- 7. Searching for Interstellar Communications -- 8. The Photoelectric Photometry of the Stars -- 9. The First Results Obtained from Photographs of the Invisible Side of the Moon -- 10. X-Ray and Extreme Ultraviolet Observations of the Sun -- 11. Evidence for X-Rays from Sources outside the Solar System -- 12. Infrared Observations of the Galactic Center -- 13. Interstellar Deuterium Abundance in the Direction of Beta Centauri -- CHAPTER II. The Solar System -- 14. The Moon's Face: A Study of the Origin of Its Features -- 15. Of Atmospheres upon Planets and Satellites -- 16. On the Probable Existence of a Magnetic Field in Sun-Spots -- 17. How Could a Rotating Body such as the Sun Become a Magnet? -- 18. Polarization of the Moon and of the Planets Mars and Mercury -- 19. The Theory of Continental Drift -- 20. The Spectra of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn under High Dispersion -- 21. The Mystery of Coronium and the Million-Degree Solar Corona -- 22. Corpuscular Influences upon the Upper Atmosphere -- 23. The Origin and Nature of Comets -- 24. Observations of a Variable Radio Source Associated with the Planet Jupiter -- 25. Solar Corpuscular Radiation and the Interplanetary Gas -- 26. Radiation Observations with Satellite 1958ε -- 27. The Hot Surface Temperature of Venus -- 28. Radar Determinations of the Rotations of Venus and Mercury -- 29. Mars as Viewed from Mariner 9 -- 30. The Moon after Apollo -- 31. The Encounter Theories of the Origin of the Solar System -- 32. The Nebular Theory of the Origin of the Solar System -- 33. A Production of Amino Acids under Possible Primitive Earth Conditions -- CHAPTER III. Stellar Atmospheres and Stellar Spectra -- 34. On the Radiation of Stars -- 35. Relations between the Spectra and Other Characteristics of Stars -- 36. Some Spectral Criteria for the Determination of Absolute Stellar Magnitudes -- 37. On the Radiative Equilibrium of Stars -- 38. Ionization in the Solar Chromosphere -- 39. The Abundances of the Chemical Elements in Stellar Atmospheres -- 40. On the Rotation of Stars -- 41. Intensity Measurement of the Fraunhofer Lines in the Wavelength Region 5,150 to 5,270 Å -- 42. Electron Affinity in Astrophysics -- 43. The Quantitative Analysis of the BO-Star τ Scorpii, Part II -- CHAPTER IV Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis -- 44. The Equivalence of Mass and Energy -- 45. The Internal Constitution of the Stars -- 46. The Mass-Luminosity Relation for Stars -- 47. Atomic Synthesis and Stellar Energy I, II -- 48. Element Transformation inside Stars. II -- 49. Energy Production in Stars -- 50. Nuclear Reactions in Stellar Evolution -- 51. Stellar Structure, Source of Energy, and Evolution -- 52. Nuclear Reactions in Stars without Hydrogen -- 53. Inhomogeneous Stellar Models II: Models with Exhausted Cores in Gravitational Contraction -- 54. Studies of Young Clusters and Stellar Evolution in the Early Phases of Gravitational Contraction -- 55. Synthesis of the Elements in Stars -- 56. Neutrinos from the Sun -- CHAPTER V. Variable Stars and Dying Stars -- 57. Periods of Twenty-five Variable Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud -- 58. On the Pulsations of a Gaseous Star and the Problem of the Cepheid Variables -- 59. Τ Tauri Variable Stars -- 60. Binary Stars among Cataclysmic Variables III : Ten Old Novae -- 61. The Discovery of White Dwarf Stars -- 62. On Dense Stars -- 63. Neutrino Theory of Stellar Collapse -- 64. Discovery of Circularly Polarized Light from a White Dwarf Star -- 65. On the Gravitational Field of a Point Mass according to the Einsteinian Theory -- 66. On the Theory of Stars -- 67. The Discovery of a Candidate Black Hole -- 68. Novae or Temporary Stars -- 69. On the Possible Existence of Neutron Stars -- 70. Spectra of Supernovae -- 71. The Crab Nebula -- 72. On the Nature of the Luminescence of the Crab Nebula -- 73. Energy Emission from a Neutron Star -- 74. Observation of a Rapidly Pulsating Radio Source -- 75. Rotating Neutron Stars as the Origin of the Pulsating Radio Sources -- CHAPTER VI. The Distribution of Stars and the Space between Them -- 76. Investigations of the Spectrum and Orbit of Delta Orionis -- 77. Star Streaming -- 78. The Kinetic Energy of a Star Cluster -- 79. The Scale of the Universe -- 80. First Attempt at a Theory of the Arrangement and Motion of the Sidereal System -- 81. Star-Streaming and the Structure of the Stellar System -- 82. Observational Evidence for the Rotation of Our Galaxy -- 83. On the Dark Nebula NGC 6960 -- 84. The Source of Luminosity of Gaseous Nebulae -- 85. The Origin of the Nebular Lines and the Structure of the Planetary Nebulae -- 86. The Physical State of Interstellar Hydrogen -- 87. Preliminary Results on the Distances, Dimensions, and Space Distribution of Open Star Clusters -- 88. The Solid Particles of Interstellar Space -- 89. The Polarization of Starlight -- 90. The Temperature of Interstellar Matter -- 91. Radio Waves from Space : Origin of Radiowaves -- 92. The Radio Frequency Detection of Interstellar Hydrogen -- 93. Some Features of Galactic Structure in the Neighborhood of the Sun -- 94. The Galactic System as a Spiral Nebula -- 95. Density Waves in Disk Galaxies -- 96. The Discovery of Protostars (?) -- 97. Radio Observations of OH in the Interstellar Medium -- 98. Galactic Magnetic Fields and the Origin of Cosmic Radiation -- 99. Cosmic Rays and Radio Emission from Our Galaxy -- 100. Expanding Stellar Associations and the Origin of the Runaway O and Β Stars -- CHAPTER VII. Normal Galaxies, Radio Galaxies, and Quasars -- 101. Novae in Spiral Nebulae -- 102. A Spectrographic Investigation of Spiral Nebulae -- 103. Modern Theories of the Spiral Nebulae -- 104. Cepheids in Spiral Nebulae -- 105. Extra-Galactic Nebulae -- 106. A Relation between Distance and Radial Velocity among Extra-Galactic Nebulae -- 107. On the Masses of Nebulae and of Clusters of Nebulae -- 108. Nuclear Emission in Spiral Nebulae -- 109. The Resolution of Messier 32, NGC 205, and the Central Region of the Andromeda Nebula -- 110. A Revision of the Extra-Galactic Distance Scale -- 111. Redshifts and Magnitudes of Extra-Galactic Nebulae -- 112. On the Evolution of Galaxies -- 113. Fluctuations in Cosmic Radiation at Radio Frequencies -- 114. Positions of Three Discrete Sources of Galactic Radio-Frequency Radiation -- 115. Cosmic Radiation and Radio Stars -- 116. The Origin of Cosmic Radio Noise -- 117. Identification of the Radio Sources in Cassiopeia, Cygnus A, and Puppis A -- 118. The Nature of Cosmic Radio Sources -- 119. First True Radio Star? -- 120. The Discovery of Quasars -- 121. The Quasi-Stellar Radio Sources 3C 48 and 3C 273 -- CHAPTER VIII. Relativity and Cosmology -- 122. Explanation of the Perihelion Motion of Mercury by Means of the General Theory of Relativity -- 123. A Determination of the Deflection of Light by the Sun's Gravitational Field, from Observations Made at the Total Eclipse of May 29, 1919 -- 124. Fourth Test of General Relativity: New Radar Result -- 125. On the Curvature of Space -- 126. A Homogeneous Universe of Constant Mass and Increasing Radius accounting for the Radial Velocity of Extra-Galactic Nebulae -- 127. On the Relation between the Expansion and the Mean Density of the Universe -- 128. The Cosmical Constants -- 129. The Steady-State Theory of the Expanding Universe -- 130. The Origin of Chemical Elements -- 131. The Evolution and Physics of the Expanding Universe -- 132. A Measurement of Excess Antenna Temperature at 4080 MHz -- Indexes -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
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Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674366688 9783110353488 9783110353549 9783110442212 |
DOI: | 10.4159/harvard.9780674366688 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Kenneth R. Lang, Owen Gingerich. |
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