Cosmic dawn : the search for the first stars and galaxies
The visible universe consists of stars and galaxies. One of the challenges of astronomy is to understand how galaxies and stars first came into existence over thirteen billion years ago. This book tells the story of our quest to solve this problem. Four hundred years after Galileo used his telescope...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
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Cham : Springer Nature |
| Édition: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Collection: | Astronomers' Universe
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Cosmic Dawn, The Search for the First Stars and Galaxies, by George Rhee, New York, Springer, 2013, 1 vol. (XI-279 p.), Astronomers' Universe, 978-1-4614-7812-6 • Cosmic Dawn, Texte imprimé, 9781461478140 |
Table des matières:
- An evening in May A brief history of cosmology The Big Bang The Visible Universe Dark matter Cosmic backgrounds Clues from Nearby Galaxies (astronomical fossils) Structure formation A map of the universe The First Stars and Galaxies The great time machines; A New Generation of Telescopes Exploring the Universe from Space with the next Hubble telescope