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The Universe Giles Sparrow

The Universe By Giles Sparrow

The Universe by Giles Sparrow

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Summary

The mysteries of the universe revealed in 100 groundbreaking discoveries.

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The Universe: In 100 Key Discoveries by Giles Sparrow

This stunning collection of images and essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe around us - from the discovery of the solar system, to Supermassive black holes and the remote depths of the cosmos. Beginning with the theories put forward for the origin of our universe - the Big Bang and its rivals - and ending with what the eventual fate of our cosmos might be, this overview of 100 landmark discoveries tells the story of how we have endeavoured to understand the place of our own planet in the wider universe.

The Universe Reviews

'The Universe has all the beauty of a coffee table book, with every entry accompanied by gorgeous photography' BBC Focus. * BBC Focus *
'surveys in words and breath-taking pictures the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the cosmos' Choice Magazine. * Choice Magazine *
'The book is commendably up to date ... this stands out [...] for its broad selection of images, practical format and affordable price' Sky at Night. * Sky at Night *
'stunning collection of images and essays' Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *

About Giles Sparrow

Giles Sparrow studied Astronomy at University College London, and works as an editor specializing in popular science. He is the author of - amongst other books - The Genius Test, The Universe and How To See It, The Stargazer's Handbook and Hubble: Window on the Universe and was a major contributor to Dorling Kindersley's Universe.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Uncentering Earth. Elliptical orbits. Measuring stellar distances. The invisible Universe. The chemistry of the cosmos. Our galaxy and others. The structure of matter. Quantum theory. The speed of light. Spacetime. The expanding cosmos. Cosmic microwave background radiation. The Big Bang. Before the Big Bang. Matter and antimatter. The first stars. Primeval galaxies. The birth of the Sun. Powering the Sun. Helioseismology. Neutrinos. The solar cycle. The formation of the planets. Planetary migration. The Late Heavy Bombardment. The composition of meteorites. Water on the rocky planets. The origin of life. The birth of the Moon. The remnants of Theia. Ice on the Moon. The dynamic Moon. Mercury's complex past. The volcanoes of Venus. The Venusian hothouse. Impacts from space. Periodic bombardments. The active history of Mars. Martian climate change. The waters of Mars. The possibility of life on Mars. The origin of the Martian moons. Ceres. Vesta's volcanic surface. The evolution of asteroids. Jupiter's interior. Red spots of Jupiter. The Jovian gravity shield. The volcanoes of Io. Europa's icy ocean. The seas of Ganymede and Callisto. Saturn's complex weather. The secrets of Saturn's rings. The origin of the ring systems. The icy plumes of Enceladus. The lakes of Titan. The contrasting surface of Iapetus. The strange tilt of Uranus. Neptune's extreme interior. Triton's orbit and activity. Distant Pluto. The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Complex comets. The edge of the solar system. Stellar evolution. The Eagle Nebula. Infant stars. The smallest stars. Flare stars. Extrasolar planets. The variety of extrasolar planets. The Fomalhaut system. Earth-like worlds. Epsilon Aurigae. Betelgeuse. Runaway stars. Contact binaries. Mira. Complex planetary nebulae. V838 Monocerotis. Eta Carinae. Supernovae. Exotic stellar remnants. SS 433. The shape of our galaxy. The Milky Way's central black hole. Our nearest galactic neighbours. Supernovae 1987A. Monster stars of the Tarantula Nebula. Galaxy classification. Active galaxies. Cosmic rays. Gamma-ray burst. Interacting galaxies. Mapping the Universe. Galaxy evolution. Gravitational lensing. Dark matter. Dark energy. The fate of the Universe. Glossary. Index.

Additional information

GOR004258296
9781780872254
1780872259
The Universe: In 100 Key Discoveries by Giles Sparrow
Giles Sparrow
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quercus Publishing
2012-07-05
416
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