Supernova (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) by Or Graur (PDF)

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A concise illustrated introduction to the history and physics of supernovae, the brilliant explosions of stars; with striking color illustrations. Supernovae are the explosions of stars. They are some of the most energetic phenomena in the Universe, rivaling the combined light of billions of stars. Supernovae have been studied for centuries, and they have also made appearances in popular culture: a glimpse of a supernova in a painting provides Sherlock Holmes with a crucial clue, for example. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, astrophysicist Or Graur offers a concise and accessible introduction to these awe-inspiring astronomical phenomena. Graur explains that a deep observational understanding of supernovae—why and how they shine and how their brightness changes over time—allows us to use them as tools for experiments in astrophysics and physics. A certain type of supernova, for example, brightens and fades in such a predictable manner that we can measure the distances to their host galaxies. We owe our existence to supernovae—they give us iron for our blood and calcium for our bones. But supernovae may also have caused a mass extinction event on Earth 2.6 million years ago. Graur shows how observations of supernovae played a role in the transformation of astronomy from astrology to astrophysics; surveys the tools used to study supernovae today; and describes the lives and deaths of stars and the supernova remnants, neutron stars, and black holes they leave behind. Illustrations in both color and black and white, many from Graur’s own Hubble Space Telescope data, make this account of supernovae particularly vivid.

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⭐The author pulls together a concise history of supernova (SN) science and then discusses what’s going on now in a field that’s changing all the time. You have to hold it in your hand to truly appreciate the concise nature of the book. While still having full-color pictures and plots. It has key concepts on single pages in a gigantic typeface too, which a lot of the new MIT EKS books have. This is the best MIT essential knowledge series (MIT EKS) book I’ve ever read through and I have six of them. I uploaded some pictures.Well done and bravo to the author and the publisher! Bring us more Astronomy Books from MIT EKS! With pictures and a glossary, just like this. Make an Exo-Planet book just like this! And one for black holes (BH) and neutron stars (NS) and white dwarves (WD)! This book does have WD, BH, and NS info because, as it explains, they are some dense remnant objects that could be left behind after an SN explosion or be the progenitor of a SN explosion. For a book with 202 pages including citations, the index lists BH on 15 pages and NS on 27 pages, and WD on 26 pages. But one book for each could be great too. There are meaningful notes, not only citations but there are also useful citations as well as a suggested further reading list.Not a huge fan of the cover from a buyer’s standpoint. But..I mean as long as it doesn’t keep people from buying it. Because it’s a great book. Adding a telescope would have helped. Because this red pointy thing on the cover is not how SNs exist in the public imagination, not at all, nor should it be.

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