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Astronomy, the evolving universe
- Title
- Astronomy, the evolving universe / Michael Zeilik.
- Author
- Zeilik, Michael.
- Publication
- New York : Wiley, [1997], ©1997.
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- Description
- xxxi, 525 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes index.
- Contents
- 1. From Chaos to Cosmos -- 2. The Birth of Cosmological Models -- 3. The New Cosmic Order -- 4. The Clockwork Universe -- 5. The Birth of Astrophysics -- 6. Telescopes and Our Insight to the Cosmos -- 7. Einstein and the Evolving Universe -- 8. The Earth: An Evolving Planet -- 9. The Moon and Mercury: Dead Worlds -- 10. Venus and Mars: Evolved Worlds -- 11. The Jovian Planets: Primitive Worlds -- 12. The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System -- 13. Our Sun: Local Star -- 14. The Stars as Suns -- 15. Starbirth and Interstellar Matter -- 16. Star Lives -- 17. Stardeath -- 18. The Evolution of the Galaxy -- 19. The Universe of Galaxies -- 20. Cosmic Violence -- 21. Cosmic History -- 22. Bios and Cosmos -- App. A. Units -- App. B. Planetary Data -- App. C. Physical Constants, Astronomical Data -- App. D. Nearby Stars -- App. E. The Brightest Stars -- App. F. The Periodic Table of the Elements -- App. G. Seasonal Star Charts -- Science News.
- ISBN
- 0471135666
- LCCN
- 97100072
- OCLC
- ocm36343469
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries