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Discovering the cosmos /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Bless, Robert C.
Formato: Printed Book
Idioma:English
Publicado: Mill Valley, Calif. : University Science Books, c2013.
Edición:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Comments to the reader
  • The naked eye sky
  • Early Greek astronomy
  • Quantitative Greek astronomy
  • The new astronomy
  • The Newtonian synthesis
  • Tools of the astronomer--physical concepts
  • Tools of the astronomer--hardware
  • Reading stellar spectra
  • The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
  • The structure of stars
  • The interstellar medium--birthplace of the stars
  • Stellar evolution--the early phases
  • The late phases of stellar evolution--degenerate corpses
  • Black holes
  • The discovery of galaxies
  • The universe of galaxies
  • Violence in galaxies
  • The first cosmological clues
  • Models of the universe
  • The mysterious universe
  • Life elsewhere--are we alone?.