Astronomy and Cosmogony

James Jeans

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511694363

This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures of nebulae and galaxies. Intended as a rigourously argued scientific treatise, every effort was made by Jeans to render the results of far-reaching advancements in cosmology intelligible to a broad range of readers.

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Contents
pp ix-x

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
pp xi-xii

PREFACE
pp xiii-xiv

CHAP. I - The Astronomical Survey of the Universe
pp 1-29

CHAP. II - The Light from the Stars
pp 30-63

CHAP. III - Gaseous Stars
pp 64-108

CHAP. IV - The Source of Stellar Energy
pp 109-139

CHAP. V - Liquid Stars
pp 140-165

CHAP. VI - The Evolution of the Stars
pp 166-186

CHAP. VII - Non-spherical Masses–Dynamical Principles
pp 187-205

CHAP. VIII - The Configurations of Rotating Liquid Masses
pp 206-244

CHAP. IX - The Configurations of Rotating Compressible Masses
pp 245-267

CHAP. X - Rotation and Fission of Stars
pp 268-288

CHAP. XI - The Evolution of Binary Systems
pp 289-315

CHAP. XII - The Ages of the Stars
pp 316-330

CHAP. XIII - The Great Nebulae
pp 331-360

CHAP. XIV - The Galactic System of Stars
pp 361-381

CHAP. XV - Variable Stars
pp 382-394

CHAP. XVI - The Solar System
pp 395-410

CHAP. XVII - Conclusion
pp 411-422

Index of Subjects
pp 423-426

Index of Names
pp 427-428

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