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      Francois Arago: A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics

      James Lequeux

      Francois Arago, the first to show in 1810 that the surface of the Sun and stars is made of incandescent gas and not solid or liquid, was a prominent physicist…

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      Hippolyte Fizeau: Physicist of the light

      James Lequeux

      Most of the experimental notes of Fizeau have been preserved as well as many of his instruments, making it possible to reconstruct the processes of his research in an exceptionally…

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      Le Verrier-Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer

      James Lequeux

      This book explores the scientific career of a man whose 1846 discovery of Neptune made him the most famous astronomer of his time, while his arrogance and bad temper made…

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      Francois Arago: A 19th Century French Humanist and Pioneer in Astrophysics

      James Lequeux

      Francois Arago, the first to show in 1810 that the surface of the Sun and stars is made of incandescent gas and not solid or liquid, was a prominent physicist…

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      Verrier: Magnificent and Detestable Astronomer

      James Lequeux

      This book explores the scientific career of a man whose 1846 discovery of Neptune made him the most famous astronomer of his time, while his arrogance and bad temper made…

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      Birth, Evolution And Death Of Stars

      James Lequeux (Paris Observatory, France)

      It has been known for a long time that stars are similar to our Sun. But it was only in 1810 that they were shown to be made of an…

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      History of the Plurality of Worlds: The Myths of Extraterrestrials Through the Ages

      Pierre Connes

      here, their lesser known opinions on the subject are studied in detail. It is often difficult for the modern mind to follow the thinking of our ancestors, which can only…

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      The Milky Way: Structure, Dynamics, Formation and Evolution

      Francoise Combes,James Lequeux

      Our knowledge of the Milky Way has been deeply renewed since a dozen years, following the results of the astrometric satellite HIPPARCOS, and those of large stellar surveys. Many concepts…

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      The Solar System 1: Telluric and Giant Planets, Interplanetary Medium and Exoplanets

      This book presents a global and synthetic vision of planetology - the study of objects in the Solar System. In the past several decades, planetology has undergone a real revolution…

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      The Solar System 2: External Satellites, Small Bodies, Cosmochemistry, Dynamics, Exobiology

      This book presents a global and synthetic vision of planetology - the study of objects in the Solar System. In the past several decades, planetology has undergone a real revolution…

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      The Exoplanets Revolution

      James Lequeux,Therese Encrenaz,Fabienne Casoli

      Understanding how diverse planet systems were formed and how they evolved are challenges that hundreds of researchers are working on. Does any of these planets harbor life?We do not yet…

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      The Interstellar Medium

      James Lequeux

      Describing interstellar matter in our galaxy in all of its various forms, this book also considers the physical and chemical processes that are occurring within this matter.

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      Planets and life

      Therese Encrenaz, James Lequeux, Fabienne Casoli

      The Earth is the only planet in the Solar System where liquid water is present on the surface, a condition that seems necessary for the development of life. Its sisters…

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      The Interstellar Medium

      James Lequeux

      Describing interstellar matter in our galaxy in all of its various forms, this book also considers the physical and chemical processes that are occurring within this matter.

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      New Aspects of Magellanic Cloud Research: Proceedings of the Second European Meeting on the Magellanic Clouds Organized by the Sonderforschungsbereich 328 Evolution of Galaxies Held at Heidelberg, Germany, 15-17 June 1992

      This volume gives a survey of recent research from various ESO projects and presents the known satellite observations of the Magellanic Clouds. It deals with their structure and kinematics, their…

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