The historical supernovae / David H. Clark and F. Richard Stephenson.
The Historical Supernovae is an interdisciplinary study of the historical records of supernova. This book is composed of 12 chapters that particularly highlight the history of the Far East. The opening chapter briefly describes the features of nova and supernova, stars which spontaneously explode wi...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Pergamon Press,
1977.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; The Historical Supernovae; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1. New Stars
- Novae and Supernovae; Chapter 2. The Search for the Historical Records of Supernovae; Chapter 3. A Classification of the Far-Eastern New Stars; Chapter 4. The Search for the Remnants of Supernovae; Chapter 5. The Guest Star within the Southern Gate; Chapter 6. The Chin Dynasty Guest Stars; Chapter 7. An Extensively observed New Star of Extreme Brightness; Chapter 8. The Birth of the Crab Nebula; Chapter 9. The Invader of the Guest Houses.
- Chapter 10. The New Star of Tycho BraheChapter 11. The New Star of Johannes Kepler; Chapter 12. Some thoughts on the Evolution of Supernova Remnants; References; Index.