Koupelis, Theo.
In quest of the stars and galaxies / Stars and galaxies Theo Koupelis. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011. - xx, 613 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The quest ahead -- From an Earth-centered to a sun-centered system -- Gravity and the rise of modern astronomy -- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes : windows to the universe -- The sun -- Measuring the properties of stars -- Interstellar matter and star formation -- The lives and deaths of low-mass stars -- The deaths of massive stars -- The Milky Way galaxy -- A diversity of galaxies -- Cosmology: the nature of the universe -- The quest for extraterrestrial intelligence.
9780763766306 (alk. paper) 0763766305 (alk. paper)
2009027215
Stars--Juvenile literature.
Galaxies--Juvenile literature.
QB801.7 / .K68 2011
523.8 / KOI
In quest of the stars and galaxies / Stars and galaxies Theo Koupelis. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2011. - xx, 613 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The quest ahead -- From an Earth-centered to a sun-centered system -- Gravity and the rise of modern astronomy -- Light and the electromagnetic spectrum -- Telescopes : windows to the universe -- The sun -- Measuring the properties of stars -- Interstellar matter and star formation -- The lives and deaths of low-mass stars -- The deaths of massive stars -- The Milky Way galaxy -- A diversity of galaxies -- Cosmology: the nature of the universe -- The quest for extraterrestrial intelligence.
9780763766306 (alk. paper) 0763766305 (alk. paper)
2009027215
Stars--Juvenile literature.
Galaxies--Juvenile literature.
QB801.7 / .K68 2011
523.8 / KOI