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Realm of the universe
- Title
- Realm of the universe / George O. Abell, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff.
- Author
- Abell, George O. (George Ogden), 1927-1983.
- Publication
- Fort Worth : Saunders College Pub., 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QB45 .A163 1994 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiii, 501, 42, 9 pages : color illustrations, maps; 28 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The celestial clockwork -- Orbits and gravitation -- Earth, moon, and sky -- Earth as a planet -- Electromagnetic radiation -- Astronomical observations -- Interview: John T. Jefferies -- Cratered worlds: moon and Mercury -- Earth-like planets: Venus and Mars -- The giant planets -- Rings, moons, and Pluto -- Comets and asteroids: debris of the solar system -- Interview: Eugene M. Shoemaker -- Meteorites and the history of the solar system -- The sun: a garden variety star -- Interview: Arthur B.C. Walker -- The special theory of relativity -- The sun: a nuclear powerhouse -- Celestial surveying: distances and motions of stars -- Analyzing starlight -- The stars: a celestial census -- Between the stars: gas and dust in space -- The birth of stars -- Interview: Jill C. Tarter -- Stars: from birth to old age -- Stars: death with style -- General relativity and black holes -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Galaxies -- Quasars and active galaxies -- Structure and evolution of the universe -- Interview: Margaret J. Geller -- The Big Bang.
- ISBN
- 0030016649
- 9780030016646
- LCCN
- 93034228
- OCLC
- ocm28844084
- 28844084
- SCSB-2003730
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library