:how the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe began
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Stephen Eales
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Springer,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xi, 284 p. , ill. (some col.) , 24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
(Astronomers' universe.)
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Print
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-266) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part I : Planets. Rocks -- The day the solar system lost a planet -- ET and the exoplanets -- Part II : Stars. Connections -- The final frontier -- Part III : Galaxies. Silent movie -- The history of galaxies -- Part IV : The universe. Watching the Big Bang on television -- Plato's ghost.