The New Cosmos: An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics Hardcover - 2001
by Uns
- Used
- Hardcover
The explosive development of astronomy, astrophysics and space research over the last few decades has revealed unusual aspects of the realm of galaxies, quasars, stars and planets. Providing ample evidence of these developments, this guide assumes modest prior knowledge of mathematics and physics. It gives a coherent introduction to the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and offers new insight and enjoyment to students and researchers.
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- Title The New Cosmos: An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Author Uns
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 5th
- Condition Used:Good
- Pages 557
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer, Berlin, Germany
- Date 2001-09-04
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # DADAX3540678778
- ISBN 9783540678779
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This new edition of the classic textbook The New Cosmos presents a comprehensive introductory survey of the whole field of astronomy and astrophysics.
Among the topics covered are:
- Classical astronomy and the Solar System
- Instruments and observational methods
- The Sun and the stars
- The Milky Way and other galaxies
- Cosmology
- The origin of the Solar System
- The evolution of the Earth and of life
The observational methods and results of astronomical research as well as their theoretical foundations and interrelations are presented in an understandable format. The rapid progress of observational techniques and of theoretical understanding in the past decade are introduced and summarized in this timely and readable volume.
This revised and extended new printing demonstrates the rapid advances in astronomical research and observation in the three years since the appearance of the 5th edition. The most important new results can be found within, providing in particular up-to-date information on our solar system, neutrino radiation from the Sun, the farthest galaxies and quasars and the development of the Universe.
