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Extreme cosmos [[electronic resource] /] / Bryan Gaensler



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Autore: Gaensler Bryan Visualizza persona
Titolo: Extreme cosmos [[electronic resource] /] / Bryan Gaensler Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Sydney, : NewSouth Pub., 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
Disciplina: 523.2
Soggetto topico: Astronomy
Soggetto geografico: Outer space
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di contenuto: Preface; Introduction; 1. Extremes of temperature; 2. Extremes of light; 3. Extremes of time; 4. Extremes of size; 5. Extremes of speed; 6. Extremes of mass; 7. Extremes of sound; 8. Extremes of electricity and magnetism; 9. Extremes of gravity; 10. Extremes of density; Epilogue
Sommario/riassunto: The universe is all about extremes. Space has a temperature 270°C below freezing. Stars die in catastrophic supernova explosions a billion times brighter than the Sun. A black hole can generate 10 million trillion volts of electricity. And hypergiants are stars 2 billion kilometres across, larger than the orbit of Jupiter. Extreme Cosmos provides a stunning new view of the way the Universe works, seen through the lens of extremes: the fastest, hottest, heaviest, brightest, oldest, densest and even the loudest. This is an astronomy book that not only offers amazing facts and figures but also re
Titolo autorizzato: Extreme cosmos  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-74224-565-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457551903321
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