In quest of the stars and galaxies /
by Koupelis, Theo.
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BookPublisher: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011Description: xx, 613 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).ISBN: 9780763766306 (alk. paper); 0763766305 (alk. paper).Other title: Stars and galaxies.Subject(s): Stars -- Juvenile literature | Galaxies -- Juvenile literature
Contents:
The quest ahead -- From an Earth-centered to a sun-centered system -- Gravity and the rise of modern astronomy -- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes : windows to the universe -- The sun -- Measuring the properties of stars -- Interstellar matter and star formation -- The lives and deaths of low-mass stars -- The deaths of massive stars -- The Milky Way galaxy -- A diversity of galaxies -- Cosmology: the nature of the universe -- The quest for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The quest ahead -- From an Earth-centered to a sun-centered system -- Gravity and the rise of modern astronomy -- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes : windows to the universe -- The sun -- Measuring the properties of stars -- Interstellar matter and star formation -- The lives and deaths of low-mass stars -- The deaths of massive stars -- The Milky Way galaxy -- A diversity of galaxies -- Cosmology: the nature of the universe -- The quest for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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