The black hole at the center of our galaxy / Fulvio Melia.
The black hole at the center of our galaxy / Fulvio Melia.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2003.
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T0360427
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 189 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The Galactic Center -- 2. Condensation of Dark Matter -- 3. The Theory of Gravity -- 4. A Star in Sagittarius -- 5. The Event Horizon -- 6. Quasars and Galactic Nuclei.
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2003.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"Could Einstein have possibly anticipated directly testing the most captivating prediction of general relativity, that there exist isolated pockets of spacetime shielded completely from our own? Now, almost a century after that theory emerged, one of the world's leading astrophysicists presents a wealth of recent evidence that just such an entity,...
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The black hole at the center of our galaxy / Fulvio Melia.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 523.8875/9.
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c2003.
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T0360427
Record Identifier
74VvxEP7RZlM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvxEP7RZlM
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ISBN
0691095051 :
9780691095059 (acid-free paper)
0691095051 (acid-free paper)
9780691095059 :
DDC
523.8875
MMS ID
991016785339702626
