The Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 067401183X
ISBN-13 : 9780674011830
Rating : 4/5 (3X Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Orion Nebula by : C. Robert O'Dell

Download or read book The Orion Nebula written by C. Robert O'Dell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-31 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Orion Nebula is the closest center of massive star formation—a stellar nursery that reproduces the conditions in which our own Sun formed some 4.5 billion years ago. In this book, O’Dell explains what the Nebula is, how it shines, its role in giving birth to stars, and the insights it affords into how common (or rare) planet formation might be.


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