First light : switching on stars at the dawn of time / Emma Chapman.
First light : switching on stars at the dawn of time / Emma Chapman.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sigma, [2021]
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Call Numbers
G 2021/0699
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Over the rainbow -- Where is Population III? -- The small bang -- A lucky cloud of gas -- The dark ages -- Fragmenting stars -- Stellar archaeology -- Galactic cannibalism -- The cosmic dusk -- The epoch of reionisation -- Unknown unknowns.
Publication information
Publisher
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sigma, [2021]
Series
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
[2021]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book tells the story of the Cosmic Dawn and Epoch of Reionisation: the time when the very first stars burst into life. These bodies were hundreds of times the size of the Sun and a million times more luminous, lonely blue giants that lived fast and died young in gigantic explosions, seeding the Universe with the heavy elements fundamental to...
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Full title
First light : switching on stars at the dawn of time / Emma Chapman.
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Author / Creator
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General note
Bloomsbury sigma series
"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2020."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued As
ebook version : 9781472962904
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Date Copyright
©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/0699
Record Identifier
74VKaRm8EVwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaRm8EVwy
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ISBN
9781472962928
DDC
523.8
MMS ID
991024390515802626
