The Resource Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott
Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott
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- Summary
- Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 470 pages
- Contents
-
- Pt. I, Stars, planets, and life :
- The size and scale of the universe
- From the day and night sky to planetary orbits
- Newton's Laws
- How stars radiate energy (I)
- How stars radiate energy (II)
- Stellar spectra
- The lives and deaths of stars (I)
- The lives and deaths of stars (II)
- Why Pluto is not a planet
- The search for life in the galaxy. Pt. II, Galaxies :
- The interstellar medium
- Our milky way
- The universe of galaxies
- The expansion of the universe
- The early universe
- Quasars and supermassive black holes. Pt. III, Einstein and the universe :
- Einstein's road to relativity
- Implications of special relativity
- Einstein's general theory of relativity
- Black holes
- Cosmic strings, wormholes, and time travel
- The shape of the universe and the big bang
- Inflation and recent developments in cosmology
- Our future in the universe
- Appendix 1: Derivation of E=mc2
- Appendix 2: Bekenstein, entrophy of black holes, and information
- Isbn
- 9780691157245
- Label
- Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour
- Title
- Welcome to the universe
- Title remainder
- an astrophysical tour
- Statement of responsibility
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott
- Subject
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- trueWormholes (Astrophysics)
- trueScience Writing -- Space and Flight
- Cosmology -- Popular works
- trueSpace and time
- trueGalaxies
- trueCosmology
- trueAstronomy
- trueAstrophysics
- trueAdult books for young adults
- truePlanets
- trueBlack holes (Astronomy)
- trueRelativity (Physics)
- trueScience Writing -- Physics
- Relativity (Physics) -- Popular works
- trueStars
- Stars -- Popular works
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists. Inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott taught together at Princeton, this book covers it all--from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes, wormholes, and time travel
- Summary
- Three of today's leading astrophysicists offer a guided tour of the cosmos, discussing the latest discoveries in the field, explaining why Pluto lost its planet status, and covering everything you need to know about planets, stars, galaxies, black holes, wormholes and time travel
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- 10532745
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Tyson, Neil deGrasse
- Dewey number
- 523.1
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- charts
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Strauss, Michael Abram
- Gott, J. Richard
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- True
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- Cosmology
- Stars
- Relativity (Physics)
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an astrophysical tour
- Label
- Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-440) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Pt. I, Stars, planets, and life : -- The size and scale of the universe -- From the day and night sky to planetary orbits -- Newton's Laws -- How stars radiate energy (I) -- How stars radiate energy (II) -- Stellar spectra -- The lives and deaths of stars (I) -- The lives and deaths of stars (II) -- Why Pluto is not a planet -- The search for life in the galaxy. Pt. II, Galaxies : -- The interstellar medium -- Our milky way -- The universe of galaxies -- The expansion of the universe -- The early universe -- Quasars and supermassive black holes. Pt. III, Einstein and the universe : -- Einstein's road to relativity -- Implications of special relativity -- Einstein's general theory of relativity -- Black holes -- Cosmic strings, wormholes, and time travel -- The shape of the universe and the big bang -- Inflation and recent developments in cosmology -- Our future in the universe -- Appendix 1: Derivation of E=mc2 -- Appendix 2: Bekenstein, entrophy of black holes, and information
- Control code
- 20811983
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 470 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691157245
- Lccn
- 2016013487
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, charts
- Label
- Welcome to the universe : an astrophysical tour, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-440) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Pt. I, Stars, planets, and life : -- The size and scale of the universe -- From the day and night sky to planetary orbits -- Newton's Laws -- How stars radiate energy (I) -- How stars radiate energy (II) -- Stellar spectra -- The lives and deaths of stars (I) -- The lives and deaths of stars (II) -- Why Pluto is not a planet -- The search for life in the galaxy. Pt. II, Galaxies : -- The interstellar medium -- Our milky way -- The universe of galaxies -- The expansion of the universe -- The early universe -- Quasars and supermassive black holes. Pt. III, Einstein and the universe : -- Einstein's road to relativity -- Implications of special relativity -- Einstein's general theory of relativity -- Black holes -- Cosmic strings, wormholes, and time travel -- The shape of the universe and the big bang -- Inflation and recent developments in cosmology -- Our future in the universe -- Appendix 1: Derivation of E=mc2 -- Appendix 2: Bekenstein, entrophy of black holes, and information
- Control code
- 20811983
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 470 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691157245
- Lccn
- 2016013487
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, charts
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAstronomy
- trueAstrophysics
- trueBlack holes (Astronomy)
- trueCosmology
- Cosmology -- Popular works
- trueGalaxies
- truePlanets
- trueRelativity (Physics)
- Relativity (Physics) -- Popular works
- trueScience Writing -- Physics
- trueScience Writing -- Space and Flight
- trueSpace and time
- trueStars
- Stars -- Popular works
- trueWormholes (Astrophysics)
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