| ID | 012920 |
| Call Number | 523.109/DEV |
| Title Proper | Beyond earth: Mapping the universe |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | DeVorkin, David (ed.) |
| Publication | Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 2002. |
| Description | 256p Black Spine |
| Note | Features original and archival photographs and observations on the science of cosmological thinking. |
| Note | Introduction
The classical universe
-Ancient cosmologies
-East Asian cosmologies
-Cosmologies of the Americas
-Africa's moral universe
-Star maps: A confluence of art and astronomy
-The great Copernicus chase
The modern universe emerges
-From Newton's universe of stars to Herschel's nebulae
-From Hubble to Hubble
-What is the universe made os?
The current universe
-Learning from the past: Historical supernovae
-The large scale structure of the universe
- Why does an optical astronomer study something she cannot see?
-The dimensional mapping of the dark universe
-Detecting the signature of the big bang
-The big bang and its fireball
-Afterword: Come! Explore the universe |
| Standard Number | 0792264673 |
| Price. Qualification | $40.00(Hb) |
| Classification Number | 523.109 |
| Key Words | Astronomy - Observers' manuals ; Cosmology - History |