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The universe of stars : based on Radio talks from the Harvard Observatory / Harlow Shapley, Willem J. Luyten, [and others] ; edited by Harlow Shapley and Cecilia H. Payne.
- Title
- The universe of stars : based on Radio talks from the Harvard Observatory / Harlow Shapley, Willem J. Luyten, [and others] ; edited by Harlow Shapley and Cecilia H. Payne.
- Author
- Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : The Observatory, 1929.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Book/Text | Request in advance | Astr 359.26.20 | Off-site | |
| Book/Text | Request in advance | QB51 .S6 1929 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 198 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
- Uniform Title
- Harvard astronomy preservation microfilm project ; 00072.
- Subject
- Note
- Published in 1926 under title: Radio talks from the Harvard Observatory; the universe of stars.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- What are the stars? / Harlow Shapley -- Bright stars and constellations / Willem J. Luyten -- Telescopes and their uses / Willard P. Gerrish -- Photographing stars and planets / Edward S. King -- The amateur's work in astronomy / Leon Campbell -- American observatories / Leon Campbell -- The origins of the planets / Harlow Shapley -- Eclipses / Leon Campbell -- Shooting stars / Willard J. Fisher -- Comets / Edward S. King -- The age of the earth / Harlow Shapley -- Life in other worlds? / Harlow Shapley -- Counting and measuring the stars / Willem J. Luyten -- Classifying the stars / Annie J. Cannon -- The interiors of the stars / B.P. Gerasimovic -- Measuring the universe / Harlow Shapley -- The Milky Way / Solon I. Bailey -- Star clusters / Solon I. Bailey -- Beyond the Milky Way / Willem J. Luyten.
- LCCN
- ^^^29010581^//r902
- OCLC
- 719975
- SCSB-10398168
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library