An Astronomical Life - Observing the Depths of the Universe" Though
science as a subject can be di?cult, what has been more important
for me is that its practice can also be rewarding fun! This book is
crafted to expose the reader to the excitement of modern
observational cosmology through the study of galaxy evolution over
space and cosmic time. Recent extragalactic research has led to
many rapid advances in the ?eld. Even a suitable skeptic of certain
pronouncements about the age and structure of the Universe should
be pleased with the large steps that have been taken in furthering
our understanding of the Universe since the early 1990's. My
personal involvement in galaxy research goes back to the 1960's. At
that point, galaxies were easily recognized and partially
understood as organized c- lections of stars and gas. What their
masses were presented a problem, which I supposed would just fade
away. But fade it didn't. Distant active nuclei and quasars were
discovered in the mid-1960's. A c- mon view of QSOs was that they
have large redshifts, but what use are they for cosmology or normal
galaxy astrophysics? I shared that conclusion. My expec- tions fell
below their potential utility. In short, the Universe of our
expectations rarely matches the Universe as it is discovered.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Series: |
Astronomy and Planetary Sciences |
Release date: |
October 2010 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Hyron Spinrad
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
198 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-642-06489-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
|
LSN: |
3-642-06489-2 |
Barcode: |
9783642064890 |
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