Historical Supernovae and their Remnants
Series: International Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics; 5;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 8 August 2002
- ISBN 9780198507666
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages266 pages
- Size 241x161x20 mm
- Weight 561 g
- Language English
- Illustrations numerous tables, figures and halftones 0
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Short description:
This text, written by two leading experts, reviews the historical observations of supernova explosions in our Galaxy over the past two thousand years and discusses modern observations of the remnants of these explosions at radio and other wavelengths.
MoreLong description:
This book reviews both the historical observations of supernovae (SN) seen in our Galaxy over the last two millennia and recorded in East Asia (China, Japan and Korea), Europe and the Arabic dominions, together with modern observations of the remnants of these supernovae. Introductory chapters provide background information about the historical observations and our modern understanding of supernovae and novae, and of supernova remnants (SNRs) and pulsars. Subsequent chapters discuss the historical observations of the well defined historical SN and modern observations of their remnants. These chapters cover Kepler's SN of AD1604, Tycho's SNe of AD1572, the SN of AD1181, the SN of AD1054 which produced the well known Crab Nebula, and the especially bright SN of AD1006. One chapter discusses the young SNR Cassiopeia A, and the proposed sighting of its SN in AD1680 by Flamsteed. Earlier but less certain supernovae of the preceding millennium chronicled in China are also discussed, along with their possible remnants. Other less certain observations of historical SN, and the future potential for additional historical observations, are briefly discussed. This book also includes as an appendix an up-to-date catalogue of over two hundred known Galactic SNRs.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction
Sources of historical records of galactic supernovae
Supernovae, Supernova Remnants and Pulsars
Was the Cas A supernova observed by Flamsteed in AD 1680
The Supernova of AD 1604
Tycho's Supernova of AD 1572
The Supernova of AD 1181
The Supernova of AD 1054
The Supernova of AD 1006
Probable and possible Supernovae before AD 1000
New stars which were not supernovae
Future Prospects
Glossary of Chinese Astronomical Terms
Some Modern Astronomical Terminology
A Catalogue of Galactic Supernova Remnants
