The universe in 100 key discoveries
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The universe in 100 key discoveries
Quercus, c2012
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Includes index
Formerly CIP Uk
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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.
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.
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