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An introduction to modern stellar astrophysics

by Dale A. Ostlie, Bradley W. Carroll

This text introduces the field of modern astrophysics, utilising basic physical concepts to analyse stars and stellar phenomena.

Accession 14774 ISBN 0201598809 Publisher Addison-Wesley
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