Stars: A Very Short Introduction

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Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star the Sun is crucial to the development & sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern authoritative examination of how stars live producing all the chemical elements beyond helium & how they die sometimes spectacularly to end as remnants such as black holes. Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit & thus the history of our entire Universe as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars from the mechanisms that allow stars to form & the processes that allow them to shine as well as the results of their inevitable death.