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The Life and Death of Stars by: Lang, Kenneth R.Hardcover. NY, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 332 pages, hardcover. Pictorial boards are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W illustrations throughout, as well as a bind-in halfway through with full-color photography. This book is about the life cycle of stars, from the dense molecular clouds that are stellar nurseries to the enigmatic nebulae some stars leave behind in their violent ends. Free of mathematical equations and technical jargon, Lang's lively and accessible text provides physical insights into how stars such as our Sun are born, what fuels them and keeps them bright, how they evolve, and the processes by which they eventually die. Clean copy. Record # 34112 |
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