E. A. Milne
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2013
9781107623330
Sir James Jeans
A Biography
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Paperback, 196 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9781107623330
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Originally published in 1952, this book by E. A. Milne examines the life and work of influential astrophysicist Sir James Jeans. The text includes reproductions of correspondence between Jeans and such luminaries as G. H. Hardy and G. E. Hale, and is introduced by a personal memoir by the publisher S. C. Roberts. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Jeans' work and the history of astrophysics.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781107623330
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:196
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
Memoir by S. C. Roberts; 1. Merchant Taylor's and Cambridge; 2. Princeton, 1905–9; 3. Return to England. The Adams Prize essay, 1909–19; 4. Secretary of the Royal Society, 1919–29; 5. Popular exposition, 1929–30; 6. Later years, 1931–46; 7. Science in Jeans's boyhood; 8. The partition of energy; 9. Rotating fluid masses; 10. Star clusters; 11. The equilibrium of the stars; 12. Jeans and philosophy; Bibliography; Index.