The Galactic Novae
Abstract
The Galactic Novae. By Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. 336 pp. (North-Holland, Holland) Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York, 1957. $8.50. Reviewed by C. C. Kiess, National Bureau of Standards. The term New Star, or Nova in its Latin form, no longer carries with it its original meaning of a star newly created where none had previously existed. The only quality of newness it has is our acquaintance with it. It is now generally accepted by astronomers that Novae are really old stars, very old...