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Discovering the cosmos
- Title
- Discovering the cosmos / R.C. Bless.
- Author
- Bless, Robert C., 1927-
- Publication
- Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, 1996.
- ©1996
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | QB43.2 .B585 1996 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvii, 714, A24, I12 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 26 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Comments to the Instructor.
- 1. Introduction. p. 1.
- I. Cosmology: The Beginnings Through Newton. p. 9.
- 2. Naked-Eye Sky. p. 11.
- 3. Origins of Astronomy. p. 43.
- 4. Early Greek Astronomy. p. 63.
- 5. Quantitative Greek Astronomy. p. 79.
- 6. Medieval Interlude. p. 95.
- 7. New Astronomy. p. 105.
- 8. Newtonian Synthesis. p. 143.
- II. Life and Death of Stars. p. 171.
- 9. Radiation and Atoms. p. 173.
- 10. Telescopes. p. 197.
- 11. Reading Stellar Spectra. p. 241.
- 12. Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram. p. 273.
- 13. Stellar Evolution: Physical Ideas. p. 303.
- 14. Interstellar Medium: Birthplace of the Stars. p. 325.
- 15. Stellar Evolution: The Early Phases. p. 345.
- 16. Stellar Evolution: The Late Phases. p. 369.
- III. Cosmology: From Herschel to the Present. p. 419.
- 17. Discovery of Galaxies. p. 421.
- 18. Universe of Galaxies. p. 445.
- 19. Cosmological Clues. p. 467.
- 20. Violent Events in Galaxies. p. 493.
- 21. Models of the Universe. p. 515.
- 22. Evolution of Matter. p. 545.
- IV. Worlds Beyond the Earth. p. 565.
- 23. Planetary Preliminaries. p. 567.
- 24. Solar System Planetology. p. 605.
- 25. Life Elsewhere. p. 687.
- ISBN
- 0935702679
- 9780935702675
- LCCN
- 94037452
- OCLC
- ocm31206212
- 31206212
- SCSB-2108031
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library