Universe

William J. Kaufmann (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

800 Seiten

2001 | 6th Revised edition
W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7167-4647-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This 6th edition with "Starry Night" CD-ROM (which provides a view of the skies from any place on Earth between 4713 BC and AD 9990) features new material including: results from Mars Global Surveyor and the Hubble Space telescope, information on brown drawfs, gamma ray busters and much more.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introducing astronomy: astronomy and the universe; knowing the heavens; eclipses and the motion of the moon; gravitation and the waltz of the planets; the nature of light; optics and telescopes. Part 2 Planets and moons: our solar system; our living earth; our barren moon; sun-scorched Mercury; cloud-covered Venue; red planet Mars; Jupiter - lord of the planets; the Galilean satellites of Jupiter; the spectacular Saturnian system; the outer worlds; vagabonds of the solar system. Part 3 Stars and stellar evolution: our star, the sun; the nature of stars; the birth of stars; stellar evolution - after the main sequence; stellar evolution - the death of stars; neutron stars; black holes. Part 4 Galaxies and cosmology: our galaxy; galaxies; quasars, blazars, and active galaxies; cosmology - the creation and fate of the universe; exploring the early universe; the search for extraterrestrial life.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.9.2001
• Überarbeitung: Roger A. Freedman
• Zusatzinfo: 800 illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 218 x 275 mm
• Gewicht: 1685 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• ISBN-10: 0-7167-4647-6 / 0716746476
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7167-4647-8 / 9780716746478
• Zustand: Neuware