50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Sparrow, Giles

ISBN 10: 1784296104 / ISBN 13: 9781784296100

Editore: Quercus, 2016

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• Titolo: 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know
• Editore: Quercus
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1784296104
• ISBN 13: 9781784296100
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

From our own solar system to the edges of the universe, 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know is your introduction to the most important concepts, discoveries and mysteries in astronomy. How did the universe begin? Where did the Moon come from? What happens in the heart of a black hole? Why are gravitational waves so significant? And is there life elsewhere in the cosmos?

In fifty fascinating essays covering the central ideas of astronomy and cosmology, accompanied by diagrams, definitions of essential terms and timelines of key discoveries, this book examines the nature and variety of our universe - the life cycle of stars, the formation of planets, the structure of galaxies and the puzzles of dark matter and the multiverse. Expansive and illuminating, 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know is the complete guide to the birth, life and possible death of the cosmos.

Informazioni sull?autore

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.