Author: Mitton, Simon.
Title: The Crab Nebula.
Description: London Faber & Faber, 1979. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white drawings, black & white photos. 194 pp. Secretary of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, writes the remarkable story of the Crab Nebula, representing a supernova or exploding star that was observed in China in 1054 AD. The nebular and its fast-spinning pulsar are described in detail, together with the astronomical context, and its influence on modern astronomy. ISBN: 0571103677

Keywords: physical sciences, astronomy, stars, supernova, nebula, first edition 0571103677


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