Discovering the cosmos
By: R.C. Bless
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: University Science Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Mill Valley, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781891389719
Subjects: Astronomy
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Comments to the reader; title: The naked eye sky; title: Early Greek astronomy; title: Quantitative Greek astronomy; title: The new astronomy; title: The Newtonian synthesis; title: Tools of the astronomer; title: physical concepts; title: Tools of the astronomer; title: hardware; title: Reading stellar spectra; title: The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram; title: The structure of stars; title: The interstellar medium; title: birthplace of the stars; title: Stellar evolution; title: the early phases; title: The late phases of stellar evolution; title: degenerate corpses; title: Black holes; title: The discovery of galaxies; title: The universe of galaxies; title: Violence in galaxies; title: The first cosmological clues; title: Models of the universe; title: The mysterious universe; title: Life elsewhere; title: are we alone?.