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Astronomy : stars, galaxies, and the universe

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  • Author: Kaler, James B.
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2004
    Summary:

    In this course, University of Illinois professor James Kaler examines our local solar system and places it into the greater context to know where it all came from and what its fate may be.

    Contents:
    • The neighborhood
    • The central sun
    • The making of sunlight
    • Billions of stars
    • Ganging up
    • Between the stars
    • Star birth
    • Stellar fate
    • Catastrophe
    • Neutron stars and black holes
    • The Galaxy
    • Galaxies
    • The expanding universe
    • Cosmic origins in the Big Bang.
    Genre:
    Math and science
    Subject(s): Astronomy | Galaxies | Stars
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md., [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781461833574