{"product_id":"selected-papers-volume-7-s-chandrasekhar-9780226101033","title":"Selected Papers, Volume 7: The Non-Radial Oscillations of Stars in General Relativity and Other Writings","description":"In these selections readers are treated to a rare opportunity to see the \u003cbr\u003eworld through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most brilliant \u003cbr\u003eand sensitive scientists. Conceived by Chandrasekhar as a supplement to \u003cbr\u003ehis \u003ci\u003eSelected Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, this volume begins with eight papers he \u003cbr\u003ewrote with Valeria Ferrari on the non-radial oscillations of stars. It \u003cbr\u003ethen explores some of the themes addressed in \u003ci\u003eTruth and Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003ewith meditations on the aesthetics of science and the world it examines. \u003cbr\u003eHighlights include: \"The Series Paintings of Claude Monet and the \u003cbr\u003eLandscape of General Relativity,\" \"The Perception of Beauty and the \u003cbr\u003ePursuit of Science,\" \"On Reading Newton's \u003ci\u003ePrincipia\u003c\/i\u003e at Age Past \u003cbr\u003eEighty,\" and personal recollections of Indira Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, \u003cbr\u003eand others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Papers, Volume 7\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of Chandra's universe, \u003cbr\u003efilled with stars and galaxies, but with space for poetics, paintings, \u003cbr\u003eand politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe late S. Chandrasekhar was best known for his discovery of the upper \u003cbr\u003elimit to the mass of a white dwarf star, for which he received the Nobel \u003cbr\u003ePrize in Physics in 1983. He was the author of many books, including \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mathematical Theory of Black Holes\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewton's Principia for the Common Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. Chandrasekhar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226101037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226101033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.82h x 7.08w x 0.89d","brand":"S. Chandrasekhar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447598493951,"sku":"9780226101033","price":173.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fc76c0f-77ef-40b7-8469-dfd7311790c1.jpg?v=1777233759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-papers-volume-7-s-chandrasekhar-9780226101033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}