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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452048803321

Autore

Committee Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey

Titolo

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium [[electronic resource] ] : An Overview

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2001

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (28 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AstronomyBoard on Physics and

Space Studies BoardNational Research Council

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Astronomy -- Research -- United States

Astrophysics -- Research -- United States

Electronic books. -- local

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium""; ""The Telescope as a Time Machine""; ""The First Sources of Light in the Universe""; ""How Galaxies Took Shape""; ""Violent Events in the Cosmos""; ""What Happens at the Heart of a Galaxy""; ""The Origins of Stars and Planets""; ""Surveying the Universe with Increased Accuracy""; ""Gravitational Radiation: A New Way to See the Cosmos""; ""Solar Astrophysics""; ""The Quest for Other Earths""; ""High-Priority Projects in Astronomy and Astrophysics""