Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 1980's, Volume 2 : Reports of the Panels. by Staff, National Academy Press

Table of Contents: “…Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium -- d. Normal Galaxies -- e. Active Galactic Nuclei -- f. …”
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Astrophysics Is Easy! An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer / by Michael Inglis. by Inglis, Michael

Table of Contents: “…The Solar System -- 3. The Interstellar Medium -- 4. Star Birth -- 5. The Sun and Stars -- 6. …”
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Terahertz astronomy / Christopher K. Walker. by Walker, Christopher K. (Christopher Kidd)

Table of Contents: “…1. The interstellar medium (ISM) at terahertz (THz) frequencies -- 2. …”
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The Birth of Star Clusters edited by Steven Stahler.

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Search for Life's Origins : Progress and Future Directions in Planetary Biology and Chemical Evolution. by Staff, National Research Council

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The milky way : structure, dynamics, formation and evolution / Françoise Combes, James Lequeux. by Combes, F., Lequeux, James

Table of Contents: “…3.1 Dimensions and rotation of the Galaxy3.2 Stellar populations in the Galaxy; 3.3 The interstellar medium in the Galaxy; 3.4 Radiation fields, magnetic field, cosmic particles and radio radiation; 3.5 The spiral structure of the Galaxy; 3.6 Dark matter in the Galaxy; Chapter 4 -- The galactic center; 4.1 Bar and bulge; 4.2 The interstellar matter at the galactic center; 4.3 The black hole; 4.4 Conclusion; Chapter 5 -- Galactic dynamics; 5.1 Dynamics of the barred spiral structure; 5.2 Cycle of the bar evolution, migrations, multiple waves; Chapter 6 -- The chemical evolution of the Galaxy.…”
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The Physics of Galaxy Formation by Lagos, Claudia Del P.

Table of Contents: “…Supervisor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Star Formation in the Local and Distant Universe; 1.1.1 Atomic and Molecular Hydrogen in Galaxies; 1.2 Observations of Outflows in Galaxies; 1.3 Towards a Physical Model of the Interstellar Medium, Star Formation and Supernova Feedback; 1.4 Thesis Outline; References; 2 The Galaxy Formation Model; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Formation and Growth of Dark Matter Structures; 2.2.1 The Halo Mass Function; 2.2.2 Halo Merger Trees; 2.2.3 Halo Properties; 2.3 Gas Cooling in Halos.…”
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Cross-calibration of far UV spectra of solar system objects and the heliosphere edited by Eric Quemerais, Martin Snow, Roger-Maurice Bonnet.

Table of Contents: “…Distribution of interstellar H atoms in the heliosphere and backscattered solar Lyman-₀ł -- Solar parameters for modeling interplanetary background -- 30 Years of Interplanetary Background Data: A Global View -- Lyman-alpha Models from Messenger and SOHO data -- New Horizons Cruise Observations of Ly₀ł Emissions from the Interplanetary Medium -- A New Catalog of Ultraviolet Stellar Spectra -- Absolute Ultraviolet Irradiance of the Moon from SORCE SOLSTICE -- Lyman-alpha Observations of Comet Holmes from SORCE SOLSTICE and SOHO SWAN.…”
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Classifying the Cosmos How We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape / by Steven J. Dick. by Dick, Steven J.

Table of Contents: “…Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to Astronomy’s Three Kingdoms -- Part 1: The Kingdom of the Planets -- Chapter 1: Family: Protoplanetary -- Chapter 2: Family: Planet -- Chapter 3: Family: Circumplanetary -- Chapter 4: Family: Subplanetary -- Chapter 5: Family: Interplanetary Medium -- Chapter 6: Family: Systems -- Part II: The Kingdom of the Stars -- Chapter 7: Family: Protostellar -- Chapter 8: Family: Star -- Chapter 9: Family: Circumstellar -- Chapter 10: Family: Substellar -- Chapter 11: Family: Interstellar Medium -- Chapter 12: Family: Systems -- Part III: The Kingdom of the Galaxies -- Chapter 13: Family: Protogalactic -- Chapter 14: Family: Galaxy -- Chapter 15: Family: Circumgalactic -- Chapter 16: Family: Subgalactic -- Chapter 17: Family: Intergalactic Medium -- Chapter 18: Family: Systems -- About the Author -- Index.…”
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Life Sciences.

Table of Contents: “…-- PLANETARY EXPLORATION AND THE NEED FOR SPACE DATA -- RESEARCH TOPICS -- Formation and Evolution of Biogenic Elements and Compounds -- Nucleosynthesis and Ejection to the Interstellar Medium…”
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Nebulas A&E Television Networks, LLC.

Table of Contents: “…Nebulas: Pillars of Creation (3:04) -- Orion Nebula and Astrophotography (8:25) -- Kinds of Nebulas (1:34) -- Interstellar Medium (ISM) (2:04) -- Star-Forming Nebulas (2:29) -- Nebulas: Sizes, Shapes, and Colors (3:39) -- Electromagnetic Spectrum (3:12) -- Nebular Photography (2:23) -- Planetary Nebulas (2:38) -- Helix Nebula (6:48) -- Supernova Remnants (3:52) -- Life Cycle of the Universe (2:29) -- Credits: Nebulas (0:23)…”
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Numerical modelling of astrophysical turbulence / Wolfram Schmidt. by Schmidt, Wolfram

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Decade of hubble space telescope science. by Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium (2000: Baltimore, Md.)

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-Title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Participants; Preface; HST studies of Mars; HST images of Jupiter's UV aurora; Star formation; SN1987A: The birth of a supernova remnant; Globular clusters: The view from HST; Ultraviolet absorption line studies of the Galactic interstellar medium with the Goddard High Resolution Spectrograph; HST's view of the center of the Milky Way galaxy; Stellar populations in dwarf galaxies: A review of the contribution of HST to our understanding of the nearby universe; The formation of star clusters.…”
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Extreme ultraviolet astronomy / Martin A. Barstow, Jay B. Holberg. by Barstow, Martin A. (Martin Adrian), 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to the Extreme Ultraviolet: first source discoveries; 2 The first space observatories; 3 Roentgen Satellit: the first EUV sky survey; 4 The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and ALEXIS sky surveys; 5 Spectroscopic instrumentation and analysis techniques; 6 Spectroscopy of stellar sources; 7 Structure and ionisation of the local interstellar medium; 8 Spectroscopy of white dwarfs; 9 Cataclysmic variables and related objects; 10 Extragalactic photometry and spectroscopy.…”
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Fundamental Astronomy edited by Hannu Karttunen, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja, Markku Poutanen, Karl Johan Donner.

Table of Contents: “…Compact Stars -- 16. The Interstellar Medium -- 17. Star Clusters and Associations -- 18. …”
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Physics of the plasma universe / Anthony L. Peratt. by L. Peratt, Anthony

Table of Contents: “…2.6 Application of the Carlqvist Relation2.6.1 Birkeland Currents in Earth's Magnetosphere; 2.6.2 Currents in the Solar Atmosphere; 2.6.3 Heliospheric Currents; 2.6.4 Currents in the Interstellar Medium; 2.6.5 Currents in the Galactic Medium; 2.6.6 Currents in the Intergalactic Medium; 2.7 Basic Fluid and Beam Instabilities; 2.7.1 Jeans Condition for Gravitational Instability; 2.7.2 Two-Stream (Buneman) Instability; 2.7.3 Sausage and Kink Instabilities; 2.8 Laboratory Simulation of Cosmic Plasma Processes; 2.8.1 High-Current Plasma Pinches; 2.8.2 Laboratory Aurora Simulations.…”
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Hydrodynamics and Stellar Winds An Introduction / by Walter J. Maciel. by Maciel, W. J. (Walter Junqueira)

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Space and Astrophysical Plasma Simulation Methods, Algorithms, and Applications / edited by Jörg Büchner.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to MHD simulations (solar system plasmas) -- Hall-MHD plasma simulation -- Multi-fluid simulation -- Hybrid- kinetic approach -- Gyro-kinetic restricted kinetic simulation -- Eulerian Vlasov fully kinetic simulation -- Particle-in-Cell fully kinetic simulation -- Adaptive Global MHD Simulations -- Mesoscale HD and MHD simulations of the Interstellar Medium in Galaxies -- Coupling of Kinetic and MHD simulations -- Shock waves in space plasma -- Magnetic reconnection in space plasmas -- Higher-order numerical solutions of the continuum MHD equations -- Self-Adaptive algorithms for multiscale simulations – the discrete event technology -- Techniques for effective scientific visualization and discovery including illustrative examples from petascale simulation results.…”
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X-Ray Astronomy. by Trümper, Joachim E.

Table of Contents: “…Front Matter; Overview; Proportional Counters; Scintillation Counters; Imaging Proportional Counters; Aperture Modulation Telescopes; Wolter Optics; CCD Detectors; High Resolution Spectroscopy; Solar System Objects; Nuclear Burning Stars; White Dwarfs; X-Ray Emission of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects; Classical Novae; Pulsars and Isolated Neutron Stars; Accreting Neutron Stars; Black-Hole Binaries; X-Ray Studies of Supernovae and Supernova Remnants; The Interstellar Medium; The Galactic Center; X-Rays from Nearby Galaxies; X-Ray Flares in the Cores of Galaxies.…”
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Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields by Ulrich Klein, Andrew Fletcher. by Klein, Ulrich, Fletcher, Andrew

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