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Astronomy in Minutes

- 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
Af: Giles Sparrow Engelsk Paperback

Astronomy in Minutes

- 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
Af: Giles Sparrow Engelsk Paperback
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What happens when a star dies? How many asteroids are in our solar system? Can galaxies collide? What is dark energy? Astronomy in Minutes answers all these questions and more as it condenses 200 key concepts into easily digestible essays.

From Trojan asteroids to stellar black holes, and from superclusters to cosmic microwave background, this book will take you on an essential tour around the universe. Beginning with the specks and constellations that we see in the night sky, and then zooming in on the objects and ''matter'' beyond the naked eye, Astronomy in Minutes draws on established theories and recent research. Each essay is accompanied by an image or a clear diagram to help unravel complex ideas. Beginning with the constellations and finishing with the latest cosmological theories, this is the perfect reference guide to this  fascinating subject.

Contents include: The celestial sphere, Piscis Austrinus, the Earth-Moon system, Io and Ganymede, Kuiper Belt Objects, Measuring stellar properties, Nuclear fusion, Red and orange dwarfs, Open star clusters, Planetary nebulae, Supernova remnants, Cosmic expansion, Quasars and blazars, Nature of spacetime, Nucleosynthesis and the Anthropic Principle.

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What happens when a star dies? How many asteroids are in our solar system? Can galaxies collide? What is dark energy? Astronomy in Minutes answers all these questions and more as it condenses 200 key concepts into easily digestible essays.

From Trojan asteroids to stellar black holes, and from superclusters to cosmic microwave background, this book will take you on an essential tour around the universe. Beginning with the specks and constellations that we see in the night sky, and then zooming in on the objects and ''matter'' beyond the naked eye, Astronomy in Minutes draws on established theories and recent research. Each essay is accompanied by an image or a clear diagram to help unravel complex ideas. Beginning with the constellations and finishing with the latest cosmological theories, this is the perfect reference guide to this  fascinating subject.

Contents include: The celestial sphere, Piscis Austrinus, the Earth-Moon system, Io and Ganymede, Kuiper Belt Objects, Measuring stellar properties, Nuclear fusion, Red and orange dwarfs, Open star clusters, Planetary nebulae, Supernova remnants, Cosmic expansion, Quasars and blazars, Nature of spacetime, Nucleosynthesis and the Anthropic Principle.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 416
ISBN-13: 9781848667235
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 184866723X
Kategori: Forside
Udg. Dato: 5 mar 2015
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 131mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Quercus Publishing
Oplagsdato: 5 mar 2015
Forfatter(e): Giles Sparrow
Forfatter(e) Giles Sparrow


Kategori Forside


ISBN-13 9781848667235


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 416


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 131mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 5 mar 2015


Oplagsdato 5 mar 2015


Forlag Quercus Publishing

Kategori sammenhænge