The Life of Stars The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure

From the reviews:

“The story of stellar structure is interwoven with the development of quantum mechanics and the determination that nuclear fusion reactions produce the energy emitted by stars. The author provides excellent coverage of those two developments. He also effectively notes that stellar theorists often had access, in principle, to information that would have allowed them to take giant leaps toward a solution.” (Robert Deupree, Physics Today, November, 2010)

“For historians of science, Shaviv has done a considerable service by searching out many obscure or forgotten papers amongst the important and well-known ones, and he does give references to almost everything. He adds quite extensive footnotes as well.” (Robert Connon Smith, The Observatory, Vol. 131 (1220), February, 2011)

“I thoroughly enjoyed this book. … it especially enjoyable for me were the tiny snippets or anecdotes which appear quite liberally throughout the book, sometimes in the main text but more usually as a footnote. … The author, Giora Shaviv, is a leading theoretical astrophysicist. … The writing style is easy and the book is exceedingly well referenced.” (Roger Pickard, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol. 120 (5), 2010)