Foreword / Preface / Introduction / The Celestial Coordinates / Apparent Luminosities of Stars / Stellar Distances and Absolute Luminosities / Surface Temperature of Stars / Masses and Radii of Stars / Structure of Stellar Atmospheres / Chemical Composition of Stellar Atmospheres / Internal Structure of Stars / Stellar Evolution / Large Scale Motions in Stellar Atmospheres / Stellar Magnetic Fields / Hot Stars and Gaseous Nebulae / Distribution of Stars in the Milky Way / Motions of Stars in the Milky Way / Large-Scale Structure of the Milky Way / External Galaxies / Cosmology / Astronomical Instruments / Space Astronomies / Appendices / Bibliography / Subject Index / Name Index