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Definition of Protostars
1. protostar [n] - See also: protostar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protostars
Literary usage of Protostars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in the Universe: An Assessment of the U.S. and International Programs by Committee On The Origins And E, ebrary, Inc (2003)
"8. MJ Duncan and T. Quinn, "The Long-term Dynamical Evolution and Stability of
the Solar System," pp. 1371-1394 in protostars and Planets ..."
2. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"The densest of the condensation centers become protostars surrounded by accretion
disks. Dynamo action occurs within the protostars as ..."
3. Exploring Organic Environments in the Solar System by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"1177- 1252 in protostars and Planets III (E. Levy and JI Lunine, eds. ... 1159 in
protostars and Planets IV (V. Mannings, AP Boss, and SS Russell, eds.). ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"There will be other summarizing volumes to consult—such as the volume based on
the Steward Observatory symposium on dark nebulae, globules, and protostars ..."
5. Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power And Propulsion by Ssb, ebrary, Inc (2006)
"Glossary, Acronyms, and Abbreviations Accretion, accretion disk: Astronomical
objects as diverse as protostars and active galaxies may derive their energy ..."
6. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"Astronomers have for a long time suspected planetary systems to be common, because
protostars, as they contract from rotating clouds, spin off around them ..."
7. Useful Knowledge: The American Philosophical Society Millennium Program by Alexander G. Bearn, American Philosophical Society (1999)
"Clouds like these harbor bright young stars and newly-condensing protostars that
haven't yet got hot enough to ignite their nuclear fuel. ..."
8. A Briefer History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Big Mac by Eric Schulman (1999)
"... TURBULENT FRAGMENTATION In Which a Giant Cloud of Gas Fragments into Smaller
Clouds, Which Become protostars ..."
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