The cosmic keyhole : how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the universe /
"It is 400 years since Galileo first turned the newly invented telescope towards the heavens and saw things that few had ever seen before. His discoveries, along with those of his contemporaries, completely changed our view of the world." "Since that time, there have been many revolut...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht ; New York :
Springer,
©2009.
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Colección: | Astronomers' universe.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Water and the Search for Life in our Solar System
- 1. Hardiest Microbes on Earth
- 2. Hunt for Life Begins
- 3. Where Does Water Flow?
- pt. II Our Active Solar System
- 4. Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure
- 5. Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting
- pt. III Worlds Around Other Stars
- 6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs
- 7. Discovery of Extrasolar Planets
- pt. IV Universe at Large
- 8. Universe on a Grand Scale
- 9. Era of Hubble
- From Disaster to Deep Field
- 10. Star Life in Starlight
- 11. Exotic Space.