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The Early Type Stars

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  • © 1966

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Authors:
  1. Anne B. Underhill

    1. Sterrewacht ‘Sonnenborgh’, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 6)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. An Introduction to the Early Type Stars and to the Means of Observing Them

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 1-8

  3. Improved Systems of Spectral Classification

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 9-29

  4. The Luminosities of the O and B Type Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 30-54

  5. Spectral Studies by Means of Photometry

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 55-72

  6. Interstellar Material and the OB Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 73-90

  7. The Distribution of the O and B Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 91-101

  8. The Helium Spectrum

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 102-110

  9. Wave-Length Studies of Early Type Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 111-126

  10. Spectroscopic Binaries

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 127-144

  11. Spectrophotometric Techniques

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 145-156

  12. The Interpretation of Normal, Main-Sequence, Early Type Spectra

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 157-177

  13. Apparently Unusual Abundances in Early Type Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 178-185

  14. The Wolf-Rayet Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 186-212

  15. Supergiants and P Cygni

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 213-225

  16. Be Stars, Shell Stars, and Of Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 226-245

  17. The Beta Canis Majoris Stars

    • Anne B. Underhill
    Pages 246-259

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 260-282
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About this book

At this time when astronomers are being surprised by the discovery of objects which emit a fabulously large amount of energy, that is the quasi-stellar radio sources and the quasi-stellar galaxies, and when by the means of space vehicles X rays, gamma rays and cosmic rays are being observed to come from the depths of interstellar space, one may ask why write a book about stars. Stars seem to be almost incidental when one looks at the universe in terms of exceedingly great energies. Nevertheless, stars exist. They are accessible to study and they have not yet revealed all their secrets. This is enough to arouse interest and to cause one to try to find answers to the questions which arise. The early type stars are particularly interesting because they are spendthrift stars pouring out their energy at a great rate. But their brilliance is also their undoing. They must evolve rather quickly, on an astrophysical scale. Thus by studying these stars we are studying a population in change. The implications from the local and from the cosmological viewpoint are important if one wishes to understand the details of stellar evolution and of galactic structure. Perhaps one of the simplest reasons for writing a book about the early type stars is to see if some of the conundrums pre­ sented by the spectra of these stars can be unravelled when all the available infor­ mation is brought together.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sterrewacht ‘Sonnenborgh’, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Anne B. Underhill

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Early Type Stars

  • Authors: Anne B. Underhill

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3556-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1966

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0141-1Published: 31 July 1966

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3558-3Published: 13 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3556-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 282

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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