Age-Dating Stars: From the Sun to Distant Galaxies

By Maurizio Salaris

Book Overview

Describes in a simple, yet rigorous, manner the vast array of techniques that have been developed and are currently being used to determine the ages of stars. It also explores how stellar ages inform our knowledge about planets, star clusters, galaxies, even distant galaxies that we cannot resolve into individual stars.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1041132387
• ISBN13: 9781041132387
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"