Universe
W.H.Freeman & Co Ltd
978-0-7167-9565-0 (ISBN)
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What astronomers know about our universe changes every day. For the past twenty years, "Universe" has been the most thrilling way to communicate the excitement of discovery in astronomy, to students of all scientific backgrounds. This edition of "Universe" which contains the full text of chapters 1-7 and 16-28 gives students the means to explore the stars and galaxies like never before. In addition to covering all the top discoveries, the text and accompanying CD-ROM guides students on a fascinating journey around the cosmos and back again.
ROGER A. FREEDMAN, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. WILLIAM J. KAUFMANN, late of San Diego State University, USA .
PART I: 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 II: PLANETS AND MOONS - Comparative Planetology I: Our Solar System - PART III: STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION - Our Star, The Sun - The Nature of the Stars - The Birth of Stars - Stellar Evolution: After the Main Sequence - Stellar Evolution: The Deaths of Stars - Neutron Stars - Black Holes - PART IV: GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY - Our Galaxy - Galaxies - Quasars, Active Galaxies, and Gamma-Ray Bursters - Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe - Exploring the Early Universe - The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.7.2007 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 230 x 273 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7167-9565-5 / 0716795655 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7167-9565-0 / 9780716795650 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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