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The universe : from flat earth to quasar /

Основен автор: Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992.
Формат: Книга
Език: English
Публикувано: New York : Walker, 1966.
Предмети:
Astronomy > Popular works.
Съдържание:
  • Chapt. 1. The earth: Introduction
  • The flat earth
  • The spherical earth
  • The size of the earth
  • Chapt. 2. The solar system: The moon
  • The sun
  • Parallax
  • The size of the solar system
  • Chapt. 3. The stars: The vault of the sky
  • A multiplicity of suns
  • The search for stellar parallax
  • The distance of the nearer stars
  • Chapt. 4. The galaxy: Olbers' paradox
  • Herschel's lens
  • The moving sun
  • Star clusters
  • Variable stars
  • Chapt 5. The size of the galaxy: The Doppler effect
  • The spectrum
  • Spectral lines
  • The galactic center
  • Galactic dimensions
  • Chapt. 6. Other galaxies: The Andromeda Nebula
  • Novae
  • The Andromeda Galaxy
  • The spiral galaxies
  • Chapt. 7. The age of the earth: Angular momentum
  • The conservation of energy
  • Nuclear energy
  • Chapt. 8. The energy of the sun: The planetesimal hypothesis
  • Constitution of the sun
  • Surface temperature of the sun
  • Internal temperature of the sun
  • Chapt. 9. Types of stars: Constitution of the solar system
  • Spectral classes
  • Giant stars and dwarf stars
  • The H-R diagram
  • Chapt. 10. Stellar evolution: The mass-luminosity relation
  • Interstellar gas
  • Beyond the main sequence
  • Chapt. 11. Stellar explosions: White dwarfs
  • Supernovae
  • Dying stars
  • Second-generation stars
  • Chapt. 12. Galactic evolution: The question of eternity
  • Classes of galaxies
  • Stellar populations
  • Chapt. 13. The receding galaxies: The galactic red shift
  • Relativity
  • Clusters of galaxies
  • Chapt. 14. The observable universe: Olbers' paradox again
  • Hubble's constant
  • The Cepheid Yardstick revised
  • Chapt. 15. The beginning of the universe: The Big Bang
  • The formation of the elements
  • Before the Big Bang
  • Continuous creation
  • Chapt. 16. Particle bombardment: Massless particles
  • Cosmic rays
  • Cosmic ray sources
  • Chapt. 17. Energetic photons: The electromagnetic spectrum
  • Neutron stars
  • Antimatter
  • Chapt. 18. Radio astronomy: The sun
  • The planets
  • The stars
  • The galaxy
  • Chapt. 19. The edge of the universe: Colliding galaxies
  • Exploding galaxies
  • The distant radio sources
  • Quasars.

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