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UNINA9910451081103321 |
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Titolo |
Advances in astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : from the big bang to the solar system / / editor, J.M.T. Thompson |
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London, : Imperial College Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-86706-3 |
9786611867065 |
1-86094-713-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (434 p.) |
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Collana |
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Royal Society series on advances in science ; ; v. 1 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Astronomy |
Cosmology |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Derived in part from work originally published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, series A, (Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 360, 2649-3004, 2002)."--T.p. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword; Preface; CONTENTS; Cosmology and the Big Bang; Probing the Universe; Stars and Conditions for Life; Solar System and Climate Change; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this highly accessible book, leading scientists from around the world give a general overview of research advances in their subject areas within the field of Astronomy. They describe some of their own cutting-edge research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well-illustrated style, the articles are mainly derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in special issues of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions, the world's longest running scientific journal. Carefully selected by the journal's editor, topics include the Big Bang creation of t |
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