Our place in the universe / Norman K. Glendenning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glendenning, Norman K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

Galaxies--Formation.

Galaxies.

Galaxies--Evolution.

Astrophysics.

Solar system--Origin.

Solar system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Our Place in the Universe tells the story of our world, formation of the first galaxies and stars formed from great clouds containing the primordial elements made in the first few minutes; birth of stars, their lives and deaths in fiery supernova explosions; formation of the solar system, its planets and many moons; life on Earth, its needs and vicissitudes on land and in the seas; finally exoplanets, planets that surround distant stars. Interspersed in the text are short pieces on some of those who revealed these wonders to us. It is written in a very authoritative and readable form and conta

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1. A Day without Yesterday; Chapter 2. Formation of Galaxies; Chapter 3. Birth and Life of Stars; Chapter 4. Supernovae: Death and Trans guration of Stars; Chapter 5. Nebulae; Chapter 6. Spacetime, Relativity, and Superdense Matter; Chapter 7. Origins; Chapter 8. First Modern Astronomer; Chapter 9. Life on Earth; Chapter 10. Other Planets and Their Moons; Chapter 11. New Worlds; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-12116-9

9786611121167

981-270-830-8

OCLC:

476099673