Majestic Universe - Views From Here to Infinity

Zusammenfassung This beautiful book takes us on an exploration of the vast expanse of the universe through the magic of more than 200 incredible Hubble Space Telescope and other photographs. These wonderful images and the accessible text explain the latest advances in cosmology and astronomy in a uniquely engaging way. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; 1. The history of cosmology; 2. The galaxy! an island in space; 3. A thousand generations of stars; 4. The next supernova; 5. Planets by the billion?; 6. The enigma at the heart of the Milky Way; 7. A sea of galaxies; 8. The architecture of the universe; 9. The Big Bang! and the history of the universe; 10. Gravitational lenses; 11. The mystery of the missing mass; 12. Searching for the ultimate; 13. Towards the cosmological horizon; Appendices; Glossary; Index; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Serge Brunier, Serge (Ciel Et Espace) Brunier, Serve Brunier
• Assisted by: Storm Dunlop (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.10.1999
• EAN: 9780521663076
• ISBN: 978-0-521-66307-6
• No. of pages: 216
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy