New eyes on the universe
Subtitle: twelve cosmic mysteries and the tools we need to solve them
By: Stephen Webb
Series: Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy; Springer-Praxis books in popular astronomy
Publisher: Springer; Published in association with Praxis Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York; Chichester, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781461421931
Subjects: Astronomy; Popular works; Cosmology
Other titles: Twelve cosmic mysteries and the tools we need to solve them; 12 cosmic mysteries and the tools we need to solve them
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-360) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. The oldest light in the Universe; title: 3. Through a glass, darkly; title: 4. A problem of some gravity; title: 5. Where God divides by zero; title: 6. The 'Oh my God' particles; title: 7. Deep sea, deep snow ... deep space; title: 8. Far as human eye can see; title: 9. A new messenger from the cosmos; title: 10. The cosmic-wide web; title: 11. Nurseries in space; title: 12. Other Earths; title: 13. Listening out for life.