Astronomy - Physics, Formation And Evolution Of Rotating Stars (Astronomy And Astrophysics Library) - (Andre Maeder) Springer 2009(0).pdf

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Andre´ Maeder
Physics, Formation and Evolution
of Rotating Stars
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Andre´ Maeder
UniversiteGen´ eve`
Observatoire de Geneve`
1290 Sauverny
Switzerland
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Cover image: Cluster NGC 3603. Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2. PRC99-20, STScI OPO, June 1,
1999. Wolfgang Brandner (JPL/IPAC), Eva K. Grebel (Univ. Washington), You-Hua Chu (Univ.
Illinois, Urbana Champaign) and NASA.
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