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Fires in the sky : the birth and death of stars /

Discusses the characteristics of stars using the sun as an example, examining the composition of the sun, various theories about its energy production, differences among stars, and the birth and death of stars.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gallant, Roy A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Four Winds Press, [1978]
Subjects:	Stars > Evolution > Juvenile literature. Stars. Sun > Juvenile literature. Sun.

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