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012920
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Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 2002.
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256pBlack Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Features original and archival photographs and observations on the science of cosmological thinking.
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Contents |
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
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0792264673 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
012827 | 523.109/DEV | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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010125
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New York, Scholastic, 1994.
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Description |
32pBlack Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Tells what stars are, why they twinkle, how constellations were named, how telescopes are used to study stars, and more. A little history, the difference between a refracting and a reflecting telescope, and a few of the most prominent features to be seen with the naked eye or binoculars are included in this simple book featuring a family of stargazers.
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Standard Number |
0590474863 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
010517 | 520/GIB | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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