Clocks in the sky: the story of pulsars
Auteur :
McNamara, Geoff
Éditeur :
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN :
9780387765600
Date de publication :
17 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Pulsars are rapidly spinning neutron stars, the collapsed cores of once massive stars that ended their lives as supernova explosions. In this book, Geoff McNamara explores the history, subsequent discovery and contemporary research into pulsar astronomy.