Extreme cosmos / Bryan Gaensler.
Extreme cosmos / Bryan Gaensler.
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Publisher
Sydney : New South, 2011.
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Language
English
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Physical content
1 online resource (202 pages)
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Preface; Introduction; 1. Extremes of temperature; 2. Extremes of light; 3. Extremes of time; 4. Extremes of size; 5. Extremes of speed; 6. Extremes of mass; 7. Extremes of sound; 8. Extremes of electricity and magnetism; 9. Extremes of gravity; 10. Extremes of density; Epilogue.
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney : New South, 2011.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2011.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
The universe is all about extremes. Space has a temperature 270 degrees c below freezing. Stars die in catastrophic supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the Sun. A black hole can generate 10 million trillion volts of electricity. And hypergiants are stars 2 billion kilometres across, larger than the orbit of Jupiter. Extreme Cosmos pr...
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Extreme cosmos / Bryan Gaensler.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Also available in print.
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Record Identifier
74VKmjxvJ623
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKmjxvJ623
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ISBN
9781742245652 (electronic book)
DDC
523.1
MMS ID
991020702249702626
