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The day we found the universe
- Title
- The day we found the universe / Marcia Bartusiak.
- Author
- Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-
- Publication
- New York : Vintage Books, 2010, c2009.
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 337 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- From one of the most acclaimed science writers comes a dramatic narrative of the discovery of the true nature and startling size of the universe, delving into the decades of work--by a select group of scientists--that made it possible.
- Subject
- Note
- Originally published in hardcover by Pantheon Books in 2009.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and index.
- Contents
- Preface : January 1, 1925 -- Setting out. The little republic of science ; A rather remarkable number of nebulae ; Grander than the truth ; Such is the progress of astronomy in the wild and wooly West ; My regards to the squashes ; It is worthy of notice -- Exploration. Empire builder ; The solar system is off center and consequently man is too ; He surely looks like the fourth dimension! ; Go at each other "hammer and tongs" ; Adonis ; On the brink of a big discovery-- or maybe a big paradox -- Discovery. Countless whole worlds-- strewn all over the sky ; Using the 100-inch telescope the way it should be used ; Your calculations are correct, but your physical insight is abominable ; Started off with a bang -- Whatever happened to--
- Call Number
- JSD 13-7
- ISBN
- 9780307276605 (pbk.)
- 0307276600 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 422760412
- Author
- Bartusiak, Marcia, 1950-
- Title
- The day we found the universe / Marcia Bartusiak.
- Imprint
- New York : Vintage Books, 2010, c2009.
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-326) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSD 13-7