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Harlow Shapley

Source Book in Astronomy, 1900–1950

English · Hardback

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Summary

The Source Book’s 69 contributions represent all fields of astronomy: equivalence of mass and energy (E = mc²) of the special theory of relativity; building the 200-inch Palomar telescope; the scattering of galaxies suggesting a rapidly expanding universe; stellar evolution; and the Big Bang and Steady State theories of the universe’s origin.

Product details

Assisted by	Harlow Shapley (Editor)
Publisher	Harvard University Press

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.01.1960

EAN	9780674821859
ISBN	978-0-674-82185-9
No. of pages	444
Weight	726 g
Illustrations	21 halftones, 41 line illustrations, 18 tables
Series	Source Books in the History of the Sciences

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