Eleven articles from "Scientific American" are reprinted in this volume. The articles describe various aspects of our search for an understanding of the universe as a whole. Included are descriptions of galaxies, of the pervasive background radiation, and of non-Euclidian space. Also included are two recent articles on black holes. The final…

This is the first volume of a two-volume minicourse in astrophysics. It contains chapters on the following topics: planetary atmospheres; X-ray astronomy; radio astrophysics; molecular astrophysics; and gamma-ray astrophysics. Each chapter gives much technical discussion, mathematical treatment, diagrams, and examples. References are included with…

This is the second of a two-volume minicourse in astrophysics. It contains chapters on the following topics: stellar nuclear energy sources and nucleosynthesis; stellar evolution; stellar structure and its determination; and pulsars. Each chapter gives much technical discussion, mathematical treatment, diagrams, and examples. References are…