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Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback, Standard)
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Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback, Standard)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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List price R297
Loot Price R268
Discovery Miles 2 680
You Save R29 (10%)
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Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like
islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of
stars in which the chemical elements are made, around which planets
form, and where on at least one of those planets intelligent life
has emerged. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is just one of several
hundred million other galaxies that we can now observe through our
telescopes. Yet it was only in the 1920s that we realised that
there is more to the Universe than the Milky Way, and that there
were in fact other 'islands' out there. In many ways, modern
astronomy began with this discovery, and the story of galaxies is
therefore the story of modern astronomy. Since then, many exciting
discoveries have been made about our own galaxy and about those
beyond: how a supermassive black hole lurks at the centre of every
galaxy, for example, how enormous forces are released when galaxies
collide, how distant galaxies provide a window on the early
Universe, and what the formation of young galaxies can tell us
about the mysteries of Cold Dark Matter. In this Very Short
Introduction, renowned science writer John Gribbin describes the
extraordinary things that astronomers are learning about galaxies,
and explains how this can shed light on the origins and structure
of the Universe. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions
series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in
almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect
way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors
combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to
make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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