Cosmological enigmas : pulsars, quasars, & other deep-space questions / Mark Kidger.

Author/creator Kidger, Mark R., 1960-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Descriptionviii, 224 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Subjects

Contents How are stars born and how do they die? -- How do we know that black holes exist? -- Who is the strangest in the cosmic zoo? -- How far is it to the stars and will we ever be able to travel to them? -- How old is the universe? -- Is anybody there? -- How will the universe end? -- Why is the sky dark at night? -- How do we know that there was a big bang? -- What is there outside the universe?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [193]-216) and index.
LCCN 2007014811
ISBN9780801884603 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN0801884608 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QB 982 .K53 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold