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The new astronomy
- Title
- The new astronomy / Nigel Henbest, Michael Marten.
- Author
- Henbest, Nigel.
- Publication
- Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1983.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book/Text | Use in library | QB43.2 .H463 1983 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Marten, Michael, 1947-
- Description
- 240 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- Summary
- 'The New Astronomy' compares optical, infrared, ultraviolet, radio and X-ray astronomical observations. With over 300 colour photographs, including Halley's comet and Supernova 1987A, and details of new techniques and discoveries.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Solar system. Optical astronomy. Starbirth. Infrared astronomy. Stardeath. Radio astronomy. Milky way system. Ultraviolet astronomy. Normal galaxies. X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy. Active galaxies.
- ISBN
- 0521256836
- 9780521256834
- LCCN
- 83007716
- OCLC
- ocm09643212
- 9643212
- SCSB-612445
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library