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The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world's leading astronomers.
The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world's leading astronomers.
Über den Autor
Paul Murdin is Senior Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy and a member of Wolfson College. From 1963 he was a research scientist studying supernovae, black holes and neutron stars. He is identified as the co-discoverer of the first stellar black hole found in our Galaxy, Cygnus X-1. From 1981 he worked to organize observatories in the Canary Islands, England and Scotland, becoming a science policy maker for the UK government. In 1988 he was awarded an OBE and in 2011 he received the Royal Astronomical Society's Award for Services to Astronomy. In a parallel career he has been, and remains, a broadcaster and commentator about astronomy for the BBC and other media outlets. He is the author of many books, including Secrets of the Universe and The Secret Lives of Planets.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
1. The Questions that Revealed the Universe was Born
2. The Big Bang: The Birth of It All
3. Randomness Becomes Structure: The Formation of the First Galaxies
4. The Dark Ages and the Emerging Cosmic Dawn
5. Our Galaxy: Birth and Cannibalism
6. Ancestors, Siblings and Children: The Stars and the Sun
7. The Sun: A Star in Its Maturity
8. Stars that Die: The Biggest Bangs since the Big Bang
9. The Birth of the Solar System
10. Chaos and Collisions in the Solar System
11. The Earth: A World of Difference
12. Sequel: The Future Life of the Universe
13. Prequel: What Caused the Big Bang Expansion?
1. The Questions that Revealed the Universe was Born
2. The Big Bang: The Birth of It All
3. Randomness Becomes Structure: The Formation of the First Galaxies
4. The Dark Ages and the Emerging Cosmic Dawn
5. Our Galaxy: Birth and Cannibalism
6. Ancestors, Siblings and Children: The Stars and the Sun
7. The Sun: A Star in Its Maturity
8. Stars that Die: The Biggest Bangs since the Big Bang
9. The Birth of the Solar System
10. Chaos and Collisions in the Solar System
11. The Earth: A World of Difference
12. Sequel: The Future Life of the Universe
13. Prequel: What Caused the Big Bang Expansion?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9780500024645 |
ISBN-10: | 0500024642 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Murdin, Paul |
Hersteller: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
Maße: | 240 x 163 x 35 mm |
Von/Mit: | Paul Murdin |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.03.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,644 kg |
Über den Autor
Paul Murdin is Senior Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy and a member of Wolfson College. From 1963 he was a research scientist studying supernovae, black holes and neutron stars. He is identified as the co-discoverer of the first stellar black hole found in our Galaxy, Cygnus X-1. From 1981 he worked to organize observatories in the Canary Islands, England and Scotland, becoming a science policy maker for the UK government. In 1988 he was awarded an OBE and in 2011 he received the Royal Astronomical Society's Award for Services to Astronomy. In a parallel career he has been, and remains, a broadcaster and commentator about astronomy for the BBC and other media outlets. He is the author of many books, including Secrets of the Universe and The Secret Lives of Planets.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
1. The Questions that Revealed the Universe was Born
2. The Big Bang: The Birth of It All
3. Randomness Becomes Structure: The Formation of the First Galaxies
4. The Dark Ages and the Emerging Cosmic Dawn
5. Our Galaxy: Birth and Cannibalism
6. Ancestors, Siblings and Children: The Stars and the Sun
7. The Sun: A Star in Its Maturity
8. Stars that Die: The Biggest Bangs since the Big Bang
9. The Birth of the Solar System
10. Chaos and Collisions in the Solar System
11. The Earth: A World of Difference
12. Sequel: The Future Life of the Universe
13. Prequel: What Caused the Big Bang Expansion?
1. The Questions that Revealed the Universe was Born
2. The Big Bang: The Birth of It All
3. Randomness Becomes Structure: The Formation of the First Galaxies
4. The Dark Ages and the Emerging Cosmic Dawn
5. Our Galaxy: Birth and Cannibalism
6. Ancestors, Siblings and Children: The Stars and the Sun
7. The Sun: A Star in Its Maturity
8. Stars that Die: The Biggest Bangs since the Big Bang
9. The Birth of the Solar System
10. Chaos and Collisions in the Solar System
11. The Earth: A World of Difference
12. Sequel: The Future Life of the Universe
13. Prequel: What Caused the Big Bang Expansion?
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9780500024645 |
ISBN-10: | 0500024642 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Murdin, Paul |
Hersteller: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
Maße: | 240 x 163 x 35 mm |
Von/Mit: | Paul Murdin |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 17.03.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,644 kg |
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