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5. Radiation Mechanisms In the prev
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electron whose energy is not quanti
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It is quite difficult to listen to
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6. Celestial Mechanics Celestial me
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6.9 Escape Velocity If an object mo
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7. The Solar System The solar syste
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7.1 Planetary Configurations The ap
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the centrifugal force equal to the
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Fig. 7.16. Structure of the magneto
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calculate only V(1,α)≡ V(1, 0)
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surrounding an elevated plain, the
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Fig. 7.32. Structure of the Moon. T
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spectra show a regular variation. T
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12. The Sun The Sun is our nearest
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12.2 The Atmosphere Fig. 12.4. Flas
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19. Cosmology After the demise of t
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19.6 History of the Universe We hav
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formed, or the star may be complete
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20. Astrobiology Is there life else
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RNA molecules have to carry instruc
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20.6 Are we Martians? Fig. 20.4. Th
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A. Mathematics A.1 Geometry Units o
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Further Reading The following list
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Shapiro, Teukolsky: Black Holes, Wh
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Photograph Credits We are grateful
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478 Name and Subject Index B Baade,
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