E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Web PDF
Clark / Stephenson The Historical Supernovae
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7928-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 244 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4832-7928-2
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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 with a spectacular and rapid increase in brightness. The succeeding chapter deals with the search for the historical records of supernova from Medieval European monastic chronicles, Arabic chronicles, astrological works etc., post renaissance European scientific writings, and Far Eastern histories and diaries. Other chapters cover the classification of the Far-Easter stars, remnants of supernova, and the so-called guest star within the Southern Gate. The discussion then shifts to historical records of the Chin Dynasty Guest stars, extremely bright stars, and the birth of the Crab Nebula. The concluding chapters are devoted to historical records of star of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. These chapters also look into the evolution of supernova remnants. This book will be of value to students of astronomy and history of science or sinology, as well as the non-specialists.
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1;Front Cover;2
2;The Historical Supernovae;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;PREFACE;10
7;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;11
8;Chapter 1. New Stars — Novae and Supernovae;12
9;Chapter 2. The Search for the Historical Records of Supernovae;25
10;Chapter 3. A Classification of the Far-Eastern New Stars;51
11;Chapter 4. The Search for the Remnants of Supernovae;68
12;Chapter 5. The Guest Star within the Southern Gate;94
13;Chapter 6. The Chin Dynasty Guest Stars;113
14;Chapter 7. An Extensively observed New Star of Extreme Brightness;125
15;Chapter 8. The Birth of the Crab Nebula;151
16;Chapter 9. The Invader of the Guest Houses;172
17;Chapter 10. The New Star of Tycho Brahe;183
18;Chapter 11. The New Star of Johannes Kepler;202
19;Chapter 12. Some thoughts on the Evolution of Supernova Remnants;218
20;References;234
21;Index;240
