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Easily accessible to the nonspecialist.
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Book Details
Publication Date
Status
Available
Trim Size
7
x 9.25
Pages
272
ISBN
9780801893353
Illustration Description
46 color photos, 8 line drawings
Subject
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. How Are Stars Born and How Do They Die?
2. How Do We Know That Black Holes Exist?
3. Who Is the Strangest in the Cosmic Zoo?
4. How Far Is It to the Stars and Will We Ever
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. How Are Stars Born and How Do They Die?
2. How Do We Know That Black Holes Exist?
3. Who Is the Strangest in the Cosmic Zoo?
4. How Far Is It to the Stars and Will We Ever Be Able to Travel to Them?
5. How Old Is the Universe?
6. Is Anybody There?
7. How Will the Universe End?
8. Why Is the Sky Dark at Night?
9. How Do We Know There Was a Big Bang?
10. What Is There Outside the Universe?
Notes
Index
