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The 13 contributions in the 2007 edition of this annual series summarize recent development in under...
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The 13 contributions in the 2007 edition of this annual series summarize recent development in understanding star formation, irregular planetary satellites, and the intergalactic medium in rich clusters of galaxies. Two opening autobiographical chapters review the career of Geoffrey Burbidge and the role of Frank Low in early infrared astronomy. Other topics include heating hot atmospheres with active galactic nuclei, the physical properties of Wolf-Rayet stars, the physics and chemistry of cold dark clouds, the statistical properties of exoplanets, and relativistic X-ray lines from the inner accretion disks around black holes. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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