From the rear cover
Since very early times Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky. It served to synchronize calendars in antiquity and was the subject of many myths and legends, including some modern ones. It was perceived as a red star for more than 400 years, but such reports were relegated to the Mediterranean region. Astronomically, Sirius is a very bright star. This, and its present close distance to us, argues in favor of it being the target of detailed studies of stellar structure and evolution. Its binary nature, with a companion that is one of the more massive white dwarfs, is an additional reason for such studies. This book collects the published information on Sirius in an attempt to derive a coherent picture of how this system came to look as it does.
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- Title Sirius Matters
- Author Noah Brosch
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 2008th
- Edition 2008
- Pages 216
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2008-06
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781402083181 / 1402083181
- Weight 1.27 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.8 in (23.88 x 16.26 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Sirius
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008926593
- Dewey Decimal Code 523.841
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