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Universe / William J. Kaufmann, III.
- Title
- Universe / William J. Kaufmann, III.
- Author
- Kaufmann, William J.
- Publication
- New York : W.H. Freeman, c1985.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QB43.2 .K38 1985 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Franknoi, Andrew.
- Description
- xvi, 594 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm. +
- Subject
- Note
- Guide has title: Universe in the classroom / Andrew Franknoi.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Astronomy and the universe. -- Knowing the heavens. -- Eclipses and the astronomy of antiquity. -- Gravitation and the motions of the planets. -- Light, optics, and telescopes. -- Our solar system. -- Sun-scorched Mercury. -- Cloud-covered Venus. -- Our living Earth. -- Our barren Moon. -- The Martian invasions. -- Jupiter: lord of the planets. -- The Galilean satellites of Jupiter. -- The spectacular Saturnian system. -- The outer worlds. -- Interplanetary vagabonds. -- The laws of light. -- The nature of the stars. -- Our star. -- The birth of stars. -- Stellar maturity and old age. -- Stellar death. -- Neutron stars. -- Black holes. -- Our galaxy. -- Galaxies. -- Quasars and active galaxies. -- Cosmology and the creation of the universe. -- GUTs, inflation, and the fate of the universe. -- Appendixes. The planets: orbital data ; The planets: physical data ; Satellites of the planets ; The nearest stars ; The brightest stars.
- ISBN
- 0716716739
- LCCN
- ^^^84013830^^^^
- OCLC
- 11067765
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library