Cosmic keyhole : How astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Series: Astronomer's universePublication details: London Springer 2009Description: xxiv,239,xivpISBN:- 9781489981400
- 520 GAT
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Book | CEPT Library General | Faculty of Architecture | 520 GAT | Available | 024354 |
Contents
Introduction xvii
Part I. Water and the Search for Life in our Solar System
1. The Hardiest Microbes on Earth 3
2. The Hunt for Life Begins 13
3. Where Does Water Flow? 27
Part II. Our Active Solar System
4. Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure 51
5. The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting 77
Part III. Worlds Around Other Stars
6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs 99
7. The Discovery of Extrasolar Planets 115
Part IV. The Universe at Large
8. The Universe on a Grand Scale 137
9. The Era of Hubble - From Disaster to Deep Field 155
10. Star Life in Starlight 171
11. Exotic Space 187
Afterword 213
Glossary 219
Websites to Watch 229
Index 235
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