Shrouds of the Night Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies
The authors of this beautiful book describe our ever-sharpening view of the Milky Way, the galaxy that is our home – and the discovery of the other galaxies that are its neighbors in deep space. Their voyage lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. In fine images and eloquent text,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2008, 2008
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2008 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Grand Stage Before Us: “The Sidereal Messenger”
- Cosmic Masks: Shrouds of the Night
- Detectives in Chile
- Chemical Factories Smaller than a Snowflake
- From Seeds to Stars: The Art and Science of Classification
- The Dawning of the Photographic Era
- John Reynolds: Morphologist Extraordinaire
- The Dust Penetrated Universe: Hidden Symmetries
- The Grand Bow
- Penetrating the Mask of Time
- Eyes to the Future: Where Eagles Soar
- Planets Orbiting other Stars
- The Insignificance of Man?
- The Mind of God
- Scholium