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Hubble Revisited Daniel Fischer

Hubble Revisited By Daniel Fischer

Hubble Revisited by Daniel Fischer


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The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the most distant known galaxy and the most massive known star, and has been at the front lines of all the most pressing questions in astrophysics. This is an illustrated account of Hubble's breathtaking discoveries.

Hubble Revisited Summary

Hubble Revisited: New Images from the Discovery Machine by Daniel Fischer

The Hubble Space Telescope is arguably the single most successful scientific instrument ever built. It has discovered the most distant known galaxy and the most massive known star, and has been at the front lines of all the most pressing questions in astrophysics: the age of the Universe, the nature of gamma ray bursters, and the discovery of extrasolar planets. This is an illustrated account of Hubble's breathtaking discoveries.

Hubble Revisited Reviews

A wonderful volume...a clear and insightful explanation is included for each and every image."
The Planetarian

Table of Contents

1. General Overview. Telescopes around 2000; How Hubble was born; The second servicing mission; Working with Hubble today.- 2. Cosmology. The Hubble deep field; Quasars and the early universe; The search for cosmic numbers; Gamma-ray bursters.- 3. Stars. Stellar nurseries; Red gants and supergiants; White dwarfs, brown dwarfs, and extrasolar planets; Late stellar evolution; Supernova 1987A.- 4. The Solar System. The new invasion of Mars; The rings of Saturn; The winds of Jupiter; Between the planets.- 5. A View into the Future. The next servicing missions; Hubble and beyond; Astronomical quests of the 21st century.- Appendix: references, internet resources.

Additional information

GOR011347843
9780387985510
0387985514
Hubble Revisited: New Images from the Discovery Machine by Daniel Fischer
Used - Like New
Hardback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
1998-10-16
216
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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