The universe
Subtitle: in 100 key discoveries
By: Giles Sparrow
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781780872254
Subjects: Cosmology; Popular works; Discoveries in science
Description: This stunning collection of cutting-edge images and concise essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe around us - from the discovery of the solar system to supermassive black holes and the remote depths of the cosmos.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Uncentering Earth; title: 2. Elliptical orbits; title: 3. Measuring stellar distances; title: 4. The invisible Universe; title: 5. The chemistry of the cosmos; title: 6. Our galaxy and others; title: 7. The structure of matter; title: 8. Quantum theory; title: 9. The speed of light; title: 10. Spacetime; title: 11. The expanding cosmos; title: 12. Cosmic microwave background radiation; title: 13. The Big Bang; title: 14. Before the Big Bang; title: 15. Matter and antimatter; title: 16. The first stars; title: 17. Primeval galaxies; title: 18. The birth of the Sun; title: 19. Powering the Sun; title: 20. Helioseismology; title: 21. Neutrinos; title: 22. The solar cycle; title: 23. Formation of the planets; title: 24. Planetary migration; title: 25. The Late Heavy Bombardment; title: 26. The composition of meteorites; title: 27. Water on the rocky planets; title: 28. The origin of life; title: 29. The birth of the Moon; title: 30. The remnants of Theia; title: 31. Ice on the Moon; title: 32. The dynamic Moon; title: 33. Mercury's complex past; title: 34. The volcanoes of Venus; title: 35. The Venusian hothouse; title: 36. Impacts from space.