Parting the Cosmic Veil. 1st ed. 2006

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by Kenneth R. Lang

出版情報:

New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2006

著者名:

• Lang, Kenneth R.
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ISBN:

9780387333663 [0387333665]    

注記:

Cosmic Vision, War and Technology -- Brave New Worlds -- Motion, Content and Form -- The Explosive Universe -- The Fullness of Space -- Epilogue — Origins and Destinies.
Parting the Cosmic Veil describes our gradual awareness of a vast, previously concealed Universe. It is a story of expanding horizons and the discovery of invisible worlds, made possible with new technology and novel telescopes that have broadened our range of perception and sharpened our vision. Spacecraft have carried men to the Moon, and traveled throughout the Solar System, obtaining close-up views that have transformed the moons and planets from moving points of light to fascinating, diverse worlds. Modern technology has also enabled the detection of giant planets around other stars, taking us one step closer to the possible detection of life outside the Earth. Astronomers have used telescopes, operating at the visible wavelengths that we see with our eye, to reveal the true extent of the Milky Way and discover billions of remote galaxies that are rushing away from us in an expanding Universe. Each of these galaxies contains billions of stars wheeling around their massive central hub. Radio waves and X-r

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