William J. Kaufmann (1942–1994)
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- Legal name
- Kaufmann, William John, III
- Birthdate
- 1942-12-27
- Date of death
- 1994-07-05
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Education
- Indiana University (PhD|Astrophysics|1968)
Rutgers University (MS|Physics|1965)
Adelphi College (BA magna cum laude|Physics|963) - Occupations
- astronomer
- Organizations
- Griffith Observatory (director)
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Stars and Nebulas by William J. Kaufmann
Volume III
This edition contains several different features including: a greater emphasis on stars and galaxies; treatment of the planets one at a time for greater clarity; completely rewritten chapter introductions; "What Do You Think" questions that open each chapter and address specific common student misconceptions; new key-term chapter-ending lists; improved pedagogy including "Foundations" part openers and "Astronomer's Toolboxes"; and a new CD-ROM with full text and art plus new graphics, animations, historical timelines, interviews with prominent astronomers and sky-chart software.… (more)
This is a really good (if somewhat dated) survey of cosmic and stellar evolution. Kaufmann has a very clear and easily readable style. With this and wikipedia anyone can become conversant with everything we currently know regarding stellar evolution and black holes and their effects upon space-time. Plenty of illustrations in here.
All about the Universe. Purely scientific approach to describe galaxies, planets, stars etc.
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- 14
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- Members
- 1,266
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- #20,271
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 94
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- 5