The Andromeda Galaxy And The Rise Of Modern Astronomy

Author : David Schultz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461430496
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy written by David Schultz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-04-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Andromeda Galaxy – Messier’s M31 – has an almost romantic appeal. It is the most distant object and the only extragalactic object that is visible to the unaided human eye. Now known to be about 21⁄2 million light-years away, it appears in the sky to be several times the width of the full Moon under good seeing conditions. The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy examines the astronomical studies of Andromeda and its importance to our developing knowledge of the universe. The book discusses how M31 was described both by the Ancients, but more importantly, by astronomers from the nineteenth century to the present. While at the start of the twentieth century the universe was thought of as a finite cosmos dominated by the Milky Way, the study of Andromeda galaxy shattered that image, leading ultimately to the conception of an infinite universe of countless galaxies and vast distances. Even today, M31 is a major focal point for new astronomical discoveries, and it also remains one of the most popular (and rewarding) celestial objects for amateur astronomers to observe and study. This book reveals the little-known history of M31 and the scientists who study it. For all who are interested in astronomy, the skies, and perhaps even the origins of the universe, The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy provides a first-of-its-kind accessible, informative, and highly readable account of how the study and observation of this celestial object has driven the development of astronomy from ancient times to the present.

Author : Springer
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ISBN 13 : 9781461430506
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy written by Springer and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jean-René Roy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108417019
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unveiling Galaxies written by Jean-René Roy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought provoking study of the powerful impact of images in guiding astronomers' understanding of galaxies through time.

Author : Hector Macpherson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Author : David J. Eicher
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 052557431X
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Galaxies written by David J. Eicher and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tour the incredible scope of the cosmos as we know it with the editor in chief of Astronomy, featuring jaw-dropping illustrations and full-color photography from the magazine’s archives, much of it never before published. “The natural history of the galaxies is majestic and deserves its own David Attenborough. In David Eicher, it may have just found him.”—Richard Dawkins Journey to the edges of our galaxy and beyond with one of the most widely recognized astronomy experts as your guide. Delve into the history of stargazing and space observation, learn how black holes power galaxies, and understand the classification of the different galaxy types. This illuminating book—with artful illustrations and never-before-seen space photography—will open your mind to the wonders of the universe that await.

Author : Stephen Webb
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031524373
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos written by Stephen Webb and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jay M. Pasachoff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110768756X
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cosmos written by Jay M. Pasachoff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting introduction to astronomy, using recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe and science.

Author : Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Download or read book The Planetary and Stellar Worlds written by Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Derek W. G. Sears
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816539731
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gerard P. Kuiper and the Rise of Modern Planetary Science written by Derek W. G. Sears and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astronomer Gerard P. Kuiper ignored the traditional boundaries of his subject. Using telescopes and the laboratory, he made the solar system a familiar, intriguing place. “It is not astronomy,” complained his colleagues, and they were right. Kuiper had created a new discipline we now call planetary science. Kuiper was an acclaimed astronomer of binary stars and white dwarfs when he accidentally discovered that Titan, the massive moon of Saturn, had an atmosphere. This turned our understanding of planetary atmospheres on its head, and it set Kuiper on a path of staggering discoveries: Pluto was not a planet, planets around other stars were common, some asteroids were primary while some were just fragments of bigger asteroids, some moons were primary and some were captured asteroids or comets, the atmosphere of Mars was carbon dioxide, and there were two new moons in the sky, one orbiting Uranus and one orbiting Neptune. He produced a monumental photographic atlas of the Moon at a time when men were landing on our nearest neighbor, and he played an important part in that effort. He also created some of the world’s major observatories in Hawai‘i and Chile. However, most remarkable was that the keys to his success sprang from his wartime activities, which led him to new techniques. This would change everything. Sears shows a brilliant but at times unpopular man who attracted as much dislike as acclaim. This in-depth history includes some of the twentieth century’s most intriguing scientists, from Harold Urey to Carl Sagan, who worked with—and sometimes against—the father of modern planetary science. Now, as NASA and other space agencies explore the solar system, they take with them many of the ideas and concepts first described by Gerard P. Kuiper.

Author : Donald Craig, Jr.
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 141169841X
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY A GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE written by Donald Craig, Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-04-18 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book ever written on the Andromeda Galaxy is here! Written for the serious amateur, fully illustrated with beautiful color photographs, a complete history and the latest research findings. Help and guidance is provided for the amateur astronomer. This book is destined to become a standard reference book in astronomy.