Title: Revealing the universe : prediction and proof in astronomy /
Authors: Cornell, James, 1938-; Lightman, Alan P., 1948-
Publisher: MIT Press,
Year: 1982
Subjects: Astronomy; Astrophysics
Contents: The historical tension between astronomical theory and observation / Owen Gingerich -- Newton, Einstein and gravity / Kenneth Brecher -- Rockets, clocks and gravity / Robert F.C. Vessot -- The material ingredients and structure / Fred L. Whipple -- Computer simulations of the beginning / Fred Franklin -- A matter of degrees / Robert W. Noyes -- Solar scenarios / Robert Rosner -- The farthest and the brightest / Harvey Tananbaum -- Too much from too little? / Alan P. Lightman -- The mystery of the x-ray burst sources / Walter H.G. Lewin -- A tale of two theories / William H. Press -- The cosmic calendar / John Huchra -- Three unanswered questions in astronomy / George B. Field.