Astrophysics processes: The physics of astronomical phenomena

Astrophysics Processes: The Physics of Astronomical Phenomena

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-504

  Bradt, Hale ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84924164949     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511802249     Document Type: Book

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