Koupelis, Theo. creator text bibliography mau Sudbury, Mass Jones and Bartlett Publishers c2011 2011 monographic eng

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xx, 613 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) 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. juvenile Theo Koupelis. Includes bibliographical references and index. Stars Juvenile literature Galaxies Juvenile literature QB801.7 .K68 2011 523.8 KOI 9780763766306 (alk. paper) 0763766305 (alk. paper) 2009027215 DLC 090710 20140911105723.0 15811049