Astronomy 208 Books

(listed in order of usefulness)

Notes: The "direct links" to puchasing from amazon.com below may only work if you've previously registered with amazon.com. If you are not registered, you can just go directly to amazon.com, and search on "Interstellar Medium" or "Interstellar Matter" to find most of the titles below. All the links below are to the least expensive version of the book available, usually paperback. Hardcover is usually also available, through amazon.com.

The Classic: Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium, by Lyman Spitzer

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An (Expensive!) New Edition of Another (not as good) Classic: The Physics of the Interstellar Medium (Graduate Series in Astronomy) by J. E. Dyson, D. A. Williams

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A Very Useful General Reference: Astrophysics. Volume 2 -- Interstellar matter and Galaxies by R.L Bowers and T. Deeming,1984 (Boston: Jones & Bartlett).

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Introductory: The Fullness of Space : Nebulae, Stardust, and the Interstellar Medium, by Gareth Wynn-Williams

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Inspirational: Dreams, Stars, and Electrons : Selected Writings of Lyman Spitzer, Jr. by Lyman, Jr Spitzer (Editor), Jeremiah P. Ostriker (Editor)

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