02710nam 2200625Ia 450 991045108110332120200520144314.01-281-86706-397866118670651-86094-713-1(CKB)1000000000336337(EBL)296057(OCoLC)476063143(SSID)ssj0000098073(PQKBManifestationID)11113237(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000098073(PQKBWorkID)10120623(PQKB)11067387(MiAaPQ)EBC296057(WSP)00000046 (Au-PeEL)EBL296057(CaPaEBR)ebr10173938(CaONFJC)MIL186706(EXLCZ)99100000000033633720060322d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdvances in astronomy[electronic resource] from the big bang to the solar system /editor, J.M.T. ThompsonLondon Imperial College Pressc20051 online resource (434 p.)Royal Society series on advances in science ;v. 1"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.1-86094-577-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword; Preface; CONTENTS; Cosmology and the Big Bang; Probing the Universe; Stars and Conditions for Life; Solar System and Climate Change; IndexIn 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 tRoyal Society series on advances in science ;v. 1.AstronomyCosmologyElectronic books.Astronomy.Cosmology.523.18Thompson J. M. T30787Royal Society (Great Britain)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451081103321Advances in astronomy2167378UNINA