Astrophysics books reddit

Don't expect anything high level - undergraduates majoring in astro should quickly find themselves beyond the level of the book - but it offers a brief introduction to almost everything
And can serve as a unified handy reference for all those bizarre conventions astronomers use.
For one specific topic
I can think of an excellent book.

You can probably tell from the titles that neither is a general astronomy text.
I find both to be excellent graduate-level texts on their topics.
Galactic Dynamics is a classic from the '70s
But was thoroughly revised into a second edition in 2008.

Astrophysics for Physicists
By Arnab Rai Choudhuri
2012 Cambridge University Press This is a compact book
Focusing on physical principles rather than phenomenological descriptions.
As nearly all general texts
It introduces cosmology from a Newtonian scheme
But then it adds two optional chapters on GR and relativistic cosmology.

Building on the wonder inspired by outer space, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry introduces an exciting field and the principles of scientific inquiry to young readers

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson | Book Summary | Readtrepreneur (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book

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