The cosmos :
by Pasachoff, Jay M.
Edition statement:Fourth edition. Physical details: xxiii, 599 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm ISBN:9781107687561 (pbk.); 110768756X (pbk.).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-574) and index.
A grand tour of the heavens -- Light, matter, and energy: powering the universe -- Light and telescopes: extending our senses -- Observing the stars and planets: clockwork of the universe -- Gravitation and motion: the early history of astronomy -- The terrestrial planets: earth, moon, and their relatives -- The jovian planets: windswept giants -- Pluto, comets, and space debris -- Our solar system and others -- Our star: the sun -- Stars: distant suns -- How the stars shine: cosmic furnaces -- The death of stars: recycling -- Black holes: the end of space and time -- The milky way: our home in the universe -- A universe of galaxies -- Quasars and active galaxies -- Cosmology: the birth and life of the cosmos -- In the beginning -- Life in the universe.
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