Shadow of a star : the neutrino story of Supernova 1987A /
Alfred K. Mann.
- New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., c1997.
- xi, 210 p. : ill. (some col ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-194) and index.
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Tells the story of scientists' work to detect the subatomic particles known as neutrinos that accompanied the death of a star named Sanduleak 69 202 in February 1987, discussing how the observation was made, and presenting the scientific explanation of the event.