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| Autore principale: | Levy, David H., 1948-
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| Titolo: | Cosmic discoveries : the wonders of astronomy / David H. Levy ; with Wendee Wallach-Levy. |
| Pubblicazione: | Amherst : Prometheus books, 2001. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 232 p., [24] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Acknowledgments. Foreword. Preface: Year 2000: an ancient comet returns. 1. 1842: to sail beyond the sunset: portrits of discovery 2. 1965: passport for discovery 3. 1572: Tycho Brahe: a swashbuckling astronomer 4. 1610: Galileo and the interpretation of discovery 5. 1632: Galileo and the consequence of discovery 6. 1656: Christiaan Huygens: it is surrounded by a ring 7. 1682: Edmond Halley: discovery by calculation 8. 1760: Charles Messier: the comet Hunter of Cluny 9. 1781: Caroline and William Herschel 10. 1846: Adams, Leverrie and the scandal over Neptune 11. 1912: Henrietta Leavitt, Harlow Shapley and our place in the Milky way galaxy 12. 1919: Eddington, Einstein, Mercury and an eclipse 13. 1924: Edwin Hubble: the man who defined the universe 14. 1930: Clyde Tombaugh and Pluto 15. 1948: Bart Bok and his globules 16. 1951: the Milky way is a spiral galaxy 17. 1963: Seyfert galaxies and quasars 18. 1979: using a galaxy as a telescope: gravitational lenses and Einstein rings 19. 1993: comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: do not go gentle into that good night 20. 1999: finding planets around other stars 21. 1971: acquainted with the night: O'Meara and Summerfield 22. 1988: Jean Mueller: of supernovae and songs 23. 2001: to discover an idea: the cosmic vision of Arthur C. Clarke. Epilogue. Notes. Index |
| Visionato in: | IMSS |
| ISBN: | 157392931X |
| Altri autori: | Wallach Levy, Wendee.
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| Discipline: | Astronomia--Studi specifici. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secoli XVII-XX. Rinascimento. |
| Collocazione: | LS 13602 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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