A fascinating and spectacular exploration of the cosmos that provides readers with a definitive view of the latest discoveries.
It was a joint project of American astronomers J. Richard Gott (1947–), James E. Gunn (1938–), David Schramm (1945–1997), and Englishborn New Zealand astronomer Beatrice Tinsley (1941–1981). Inspired by the Roman poet Lucretius (ca.
Like its predecessors, this edition of The New Cosmos will provide new insight and enjoyment not only to students and researchers in the fields of astronomy, physics and earth sciences, but also to a wide range of interested amateurs.
Like its predecessors, this edition of The New Cosmos will provide new insight and enjoyment not only to students and researchers in the fields of astronomy, physics and earth sciences, but also to a wide range of interested amateurs.
to the Second Edition The development of astronomy in the last ten years has been nothing short of explosive. This second edition of The New Cosmos, considerably revised and enlarged,...
Now , ten years after the appearance of the 4th edition , a completely revised and updated version of the New Cosmos , translated from the 7th German edition , has been completed ; it takes into account the wealth of new results from ...
Who are we in the grand scheme of the cosmos? From alternative theories of the origin of our universe to locating black holes, this book describes what's going on today in professional astronomy.
A fascinating and spectacular exploration of the cosmos that provides readers with a definitive view of the latest discoveries.
to the Second Edition The development of astronomy in the last ten years has been nothing short of explosive. This second edition of The New Cosmos, considerably revised and enlarged, tries to share this development with its readers.