Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy

Shu, Frank H.

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ISBN 10: 0935702059 ISBN 13: 9780935702057

Casa editrice: Univ Science Books, 1981

"This is a truly astonishing book, invaluable for anyone with an interest in astronomy and surely the bargain of the year." ---Physics Bulletin "Just the thing for a first year university science course." ---Nature "This is a beautiful book in both concept and execution." ---Sky & Telescope

L'autore:

Frank Shu is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley.  He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1968.  Shu has written a number of expository articles for the lay public, and is the author of The Physics of Astrophysics, Volumes I and II.  He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Academia Sinica.