All the Secrets of the Universe
Author | : Harold Geller |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 732 |
Release | : 2014-04-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 1304808661 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781304808660 |
Rating | : 4/5 (660 Downloads) |
Download or read book All the Secrets of the Universe written by Harold Geller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a large print volume that provides the general public with an overview of our knowledge of the Universe today. It provides an historical perspective on the progression of our acquisition of evidence about the Universe within which we reside. There are no photographs, but there is an abstract illustration for each chapter. The contents include chapters on: observations of the sky; Newton's Laws of Motion; gravity; light; optics; telescopes; matter and radiation; stars; structure of stars; birth of stars; interstellar medium; life cycle of stars; death of stars; Theory of Relativity; black holes; Milky Way Galaxy; galaxies; active galaxies; clusters of galaxies; large scale structure; cosmology; Big Bang Theory; fate of the Universe; and the search for life in the universe.