Shrouds of the Night Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies /

The Milky Way has captivated the mind of multitudes ever since the beginning of time. Particularly striking are its apparent dusty gaping voids. With the advent of near-infrared technology, astronomers have discovered an awesome new view of its structure, and of the structure of other galaxies aroun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Block, David L. (Autor), Freeman, Kenneth C. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Temas:
Astronomy.
Photography.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Grand Stage Before Us: "The Sidereal Messenger"
  • Cosmic Masks: Shrouds of the Night
  • Detectives in Chile
  • Chemical Factories Smaller than a Snowflake
  • From Seeds to Stars: The Art and Science of Classification
  • The Dawning of the Photographic Era
  • John Reynolds: Morphologist Extraordinaire
  • The Dust Penetrated Universe: Hidden Symmetries
  • The Grand Bow
  • Penetrating the Mask of Time
  • Eyes to the Future: Where Eagles Soar
  • Planets Orbiting other Stars
  • The Insignificance of Man?
  • The Mind of God
  • Scholium.

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