The cosmic century : a history of astrophysics and cosmology / Malcolm S. Longair.
Pubblicazione:
Cambridge : Cambridge university press, 2006.
Descrizione fisica:
XVI, 545 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Preface. Acknowledgements. Pt. 1. Stars and stellar evolution up to the Second World War: 1. The legacy of nineteenth century 2. The classification of stellar spectra 3. Stellar structure and evolution 4. The end points of stellar evolution. Pt. 2. The large-scale structure of the universe, 1900-1939: 5. The galaxy and the nature of the spiral nebulae 6. The origins of astrophysical cosmology. Pt. 3. The opening up of the electromagnetic spectrum: 7. The opening up of the electromagnetic spectrum and the new astronomies. Pt. 4. The astrophysics of stars and galaxies since 1945: 8. Stars and stellar evolution 9. The physics of the interstellar medium 10. The physics of galaxies and clusters of galaxies 11. High-energy astrophysics. Pt. 5. Astrophysical cosmology since 1945: 12. Astrophysical cosmology 13. The determination of cosmological parameters 14. The evolution of galaxies and active galaxies with cosmic epoch 15. The origin of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the universe 16. The very early universe. references. Name index. Object index. Subject index
