Cosmic Dawn The Search for the First Stars and Galaxies /

The visible universe consists of stars and galaxies. One of the challenges of astronomy is to understand how galaxies and stars first came into existence over thirteen billion years ago. This book tells the story of our quest to solve this problem. Four hundred years after Galileo used his telescope...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rhee, George (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Astronomers' Universe,
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy.
Cultural property.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Cultural Heritage.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An evening in May
  • A brief history of cosmology
  • The Big Bang
  • The Visible Universe
  • Dark matter
  • Cosmic backgrounds
  • Clues from Nearby Galaxies (astronomical fossils)
  • Structure formation
  • A map of the universe
  • The First Stars and Galaxies
  • The great time machines; A New Generation of Telescopes
  • Exploring the Universe from Space with the next Hubble telescope.

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