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Cosmological enigmas : pulsars, quasars, & other deep-space questions / Mark Kidger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kidger, Mark R. (Mark Richard), 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology--Popular works.
- Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Reflecting on how stars shine and what may lie beyond the edge of the universe, Kidger takes us on the ultimate cosmic journey.
- Contents:
- How are stars born and how do they die?
- How do we know that black holes exist?
- Who is the strangest in the cosmic zoo?
- How far is it to the stars and will we ever be able to travel to them?
- How old is the universe?
- Is anybody there?
- How will the universe end?
- Why is the sky dark at night?
- How do we know that there was a big bang?
- What is there outside the universe?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-216) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9335-6
- OCLC:
- 923194125
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