Mapping the heavens
Subtitle: the radical scientific ideas that reveal the cosmos
By: Priyamvada Natarajan
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9780300204414
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Astronomical Phenomena; Cosmology; Extraterrestrial Environment; History
Description: For all curious readers, a lively introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the universe. --Publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-251) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Early cosmic maps; title: The growing border : the universe expands; title: The dark center : black holes become real; title: The invisible grid : coping with dark matter; title: The changing scale : the accelerating universe; title: The next wrinkle : the discovery of cosmic background radiation; title: The new reality and the quest for other worlds; title: Epilogue.