1st Edition

Boundaries of the Universe

By John S Glasby Copyright 1971
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

The boundaries of space exploration are being pushed back constantly, but the realm of the partially understood and the totally unknown is as great as ever. Among other things this book deals with astronomical instruments and their application, recent discoveries in the solar system, stellar evolution, the exploding starts, the galaxies, quasars, pulsars, the possibilities of extraterrestrial... Read more
  1. Astronomical Instruments and their Applications. 2 The Lunar Landscape. 3 Recent Discoveries in the Solar System. 4 Stellar Evolution. 5 Exploding Stars. 6 Distance in Astronomy. 7 Beyond the Visible. 8 Listening to the Universe. 9 Molecules in Interstellar Space. 10 The Galaxies. 11 The Seyfert Galaxies. 12 Quasars. 13 Pulsars. 14 Extraterrestrial Life. 15 Big Bang or Steady State? 16Relativity. Index

 

Biography

John S Glasby