Stellar Evolution as a Scientific Theory: Based on the Chapter

question 58

Essay

Stellar Evolution as a Scientific Theory: Based on the chapter material, list what you feel are the basic founding assumptions of the theory of stellar evolution. For example, you might list that stars are assumed to be balls of mostly hydrogen gas held together by their own gravity. After this, make another list of as many of the successful predictions of this theory as you can. Based on the comparison of these two lists, how successful a scientific theory would you rate the theory of stellar evolution?

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