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On the Edge of the Cosmos : a Century of Revolution in Astronomy /
In a world where intergalactic wars are a common topic for movies, it is hard to imagine that the discovery of galaxies was made less than a century ago. In fact, it was one of the key astrophysical milestones of the first half of the 20th century, along with the revelation of the expansion of the U...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Les Ulis :
EDP Sciences,
[2022]
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| Colección: | Current Natural Sciences
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- General Summary
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Part I A Century of Revolution in Our Vision of the Universe
- Chapter 1 General View of 20th Century Astronomy and Its Starting Point
- Chapter 2 Scientific and Technical Revolutions, Drivers of 20th Century Astronomy
- Part II Stars are Well Understood
- Chapter 3 How does a Star Work?
- Chapter 4 Complexities of Star Birth and Physics
- Part III The New World of Galaxies
- Chapter 5 Discovery of Galaxies
- Chapter 6 Our Galaxy and Its Interstellar Medium
- Chapter 7 Hundreds Billions of Galaxies
- Part IV Cosmology, the Science of the Universe as a Whole
- Chapter 8 Birth of Cosmology
- Chapter 9 Content of the Universe and Structure Formation
- Part V Singular Stars and Cataclysms in Extreme Physical Conditions
- Chapter 10 Explosions of Stars and Their Singular Residues
- Chapter 11 Black Holes and Their Power
- Part VI Planets, in the Solar System and Outside
- Chapter 12 Direct Exploration of the Planets
- Chapter 13 Entering the Dream World of Exoplanets
- Conclusion
- Chapter 14 A New Cosmos in the 21st Century?
- Glossary
- Acronyms and Space Missions
- References
- Index