The History of Our Universe

Previously published as A History of the Universe in 21 Stars.'A delight and triumph ... A thing of beauty ... Truly, truly magical' talkRADIOLook up on a clear evening, and you'll see thousands of stars shining in the night sky, each telling a story of their own. With star maps to help easily identify key celestial bodies, astronomer Giles Sparrow takes 21 stars (and three imposters) to look at what each pinprick of light can tell us about the birth, life and death of our universe.From red giants to supernovae and from stellar cities to our own Sun, The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars shows how the lights we see in the sky can help us unravel the mysteries of the cosmos.

Sommario

Polaris - Mizar - 61 Cygni - Aldebaran - Alcyone/The Pleiades - The Trapezium - T Tauri - The Sun - Proxima Centauri - Tau Ceti - Algol - Mira - Sirius A and B - RS Ophiuchi - Betelgeuse - Eta Carinae - The Crab Pulsar - Cygnus X-1 - Omega Centauri - Delta Cephei - Andromeda Nebula - S2 - 3C 48 - Supernova 1944D.

Relazione

'A delight and a triumph ... A thing of beauty ... Truly, truly magical' Mark Dolan talkRADIO

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Giles Sparrow, Sparrow Giles
• Editore: Welbeck
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781802795059
• ISBN: 978-1-80279-505-9
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, NATURE / Sky Observation, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Popular astronomy and space, Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars, Astronomical charts and atlases, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy