Astrophysics of gaseous nebulae (A Series of books in astronomy and astrophysics)

Donald E. Osterbrock, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is himself an astronomer in the Lick Observatory and directed it for eight years. He has published a book on the astrophysics of gaseous nebulae, as well as a biography of James E. Keeler, and is President-Elect of the American Astronomical Society. 1. General Introduction 2. Photoionization Equilibrium 3. Thermal Equilibrium 4. Calculation of Emitted Spectrum 5. Comparison of Theory with Observations 6. Internal Dynamics of Gaseous Nebulae 7. Interstellar Dust 8. H II Regions in the Galactic Context 9. Planetary Nebulae A book on the astrophysics of gaseous nebulae, by Donald E. Osterbrock, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. [by] Donald E. Osterbrock. Includes Bibliographical References.