This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. Intended as a rigourously argued scientific treatise, every effort was made by Jeans to render the results of far-reaching advancements in cosmology intelligible to a broad range of readers.
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This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. Intended as a rigourously argued scientific treatise, every effort was made by Jeans to render the results of far-reaching advancements in cosmology intelligible to a broad range of readers.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1350grams, ISBN:
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Fair. Softcover Dover edition published in 1961 with orange illustrated wraps. The covers show some edge wear and fading of the spine. The binding is tight though shelf-cocked with a creased spine. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 428 pages. Dover Books on Astronomy and Space Topics.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 476 p. Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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16pp plates. Rubbed. Spine bump. Some stains to spine. Good. 27x18cm, x, 428, (16)pp, Some buckling to rear cover's cloth surface. A removed label mark to front cover. This is the Swiss astrophysicist Max Waldmeier's copy, with his name rubberstamped to flyleaf and with his neatly pencilled marginal notes throughout text. Includes loosely inserted 7 leaves containing 11 pages of two drafts of a manuscript, in English, handwritten by Waldmeier in ink, titled "Shape and Size of the Universe", with numerous corrections to text. Approximately 5000 words total. ["Waldmeier.., . one of the leading personalities in solar physics of the 20th century.., . Waldmeier's systematic observations of various aspects of solar activity, from the photosphere to the corona, spanned several decades and have provided the foundation for much of our current knowledge about the Sun's activity cycle. Much of what we take for granted today can actually be traced back to pioneering work by Waldmeier. Among contributions that date back to 1938the following examples can be given: Waldmeier introduced a widely used evolutionary classification of sunspot groups in nine classes A-J. He determined the relative umbral and penumbral diameters and their solar cycle variations. He discovered bright rings around sunspots and found a decrease in their contrast towards the limb, which indicated a deep-seated origin. He discovered that photospheric faculae have a granular structure and determined the life time of the facular granules. He found that flares and sunspots have nearly identical latitude distributions and that therefore flares have a magnetic origin..., . "-obituary, Solar News, American Astronomical Society, Vol. 2000, No. 21].
