Our evolving universe / Malcolm S. Longair.
Our evolving universe / Malcolm S. Longair.
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Cambridge, [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
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TQ063580
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English
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xii, 185 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents
1. The grand design. 1.1. The unfolding Universe. 1.2. Sizes and distances in the Universe. 1.3. The nature of light and the electromagnetic spectrum. 1.4. Observing the sky through the Earth's atmosphere. 1.5. The temperatures of celestial objects. 1.6. The Universe as observed in different waveban...
3.8. Observational evidence for black holes. 3.9. The big problems -- 4. The origin of galaxies. 4.1. The evolution of galaxies oversimplified. 4.2. Hubble's law and the expansion of the Universe. 4.3. The dynamics of the expanding Universe. 4.4. The measurement of cosmological parameters. 4.5. The...
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Cambridge, [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1996.
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Our evolving universe / Malcolm S. Longair.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-161) and index.
Transferred from NQ523.11/2.
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TQ063580
Record Identifier
74Vv28mzv8K3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv28mzv8K3
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ISBN
0642212082 (pbk.)
9780521550918 (hc)
0521550912 (hc)
9780642212085 (pbk.)
DDC
523.1
305.89915
523.11
MMS ID
991004072779702626
