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Astrophysics / by Phillips, Cynthia,1973-author.(CARDINAL)667563; Priwer, Shana,author.(CARDINAL)667562;
Introduction -- Part 1: Getting started with astrophysics. Welcome to the universe -- The A to Z of physics -- Astronomy in a nutshell -- Bridging the gap between astronomy and physics -- Part 2: When you wish upon a.... Star power : hydrogen, helium, with a twist of nuclear fusion -- Friends for life : star systems and dust clouds -- Exoplanets : the search for Earth 2.0 -- White dwarfs, black holes, and neutrinos, oh my! -- Part 3: Galaxies: teamwork makes the dream work. From fuzzy blobs to majestic spirals : the Milky Way and other galaxies -- Quantifying the unknown, or how galaxies work -- Bigger than huge : galaxy clusters -- Weird and wacky galactic phenomena -- Part 4: Cosmology: the beginning and the end of everything. The Big Bang : how it all began -- First light in the universe, or how a star is born -- And then it gets weirder : dark matter, dark energy, and relativity -- The end of it all -- Part 5: The part of tens. Ten scientists who paved the way for astrophysics -- Ten important space missions for astrophysics."Discover the undiscovered with this jargon-free introduction to astrophysics. Astronomy is the study of what you see in the sky. Physics is the study of how things work. Astrophysics is the study of how things in the sky work, from large objects to tiny particles. Astrophysics For Dummies breaks it all down for you, making this difficult but fascinating topic accessible to anyone. Tracking the topics covered in a typical undergraduate astrophysics class, this book will teach you the essential pieces to understanding our universe. Get ready to launch into outer space with this ever-changing branch of science"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Stars.; Astrophysics.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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The restless sun / by Wentzel, Donat G.,1934-(CARDINAL)769970;
Subjects: Astrophysics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Principles of physical cosmology / by Peebles, P. J. E.(Phillip James Edwin)(CARDINAL)512019;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 685-709) and index.
Subjects: Cosmology.; Astrophysics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Planets, stars, and galaxies / by Ritter, Gordon.(CARDINAL)485612;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-111) and index.The universe (and welcome to it!) -- The mathematics of motion -- Newton, Kepler, and gravity -- Observing the night sky -- Relativity and black holes -- The large-scale structure of the universe.
Subjects: Astrophysics.; Cosmology.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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In the beginning : after COBE and before the Big Bang / by Gribbin, John,1946-author.(CARDINAL)329803;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-260) and index.
Subjects: Astrophysics.; Cosmology.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The stars of heaven / by Pickover, Clifford A.(CARDINAL)329147;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Stars.; Astrophysics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Our universe : an astronomer's guide / by Dunkley, Jo,author.(CARDINAL)796263;
Jo Dunkley combines her expertise as an astrophysicist with her talents as a teacher and writer in this lively and exceptionally clear introduction to the structure and history of the universe and its enduring mysteries. Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies and the Big Bang. But few of us understand more than the bare facts about the universe we call home. What is really out there? How did it all begin? Where are we going? Jo Dunkley begins in Earth's neighborhood, explaining the nature of the Solar System, the stars in our night sky, and the Milky Way. She then moves out past nearby galaxies--and back in time--to the horizon of the observable universe, which contains over a hundred billion galaxies, each with billions of stars, many orbited by planets, some of which may host life. These visible objects in space sit in a web of dark matter, mysterious stuff we cannot see or yet understand. Dunkley traces the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang fourteen billion years ago, past the birth of the Sun and our planets, to today and beyond. She explains cutting-edge debates about such perplexing phenomena as the accelerating expansion of the universe and the possibility that our universe is only one of many. Our Universe conveys with authority and grace the thrill of scientific discovery and a contagious enthusiasm for the endless wonders of space-time.--Includes bibliographical references and index.Our place in space -- We are made of stars -- Seeing the invisible -- The nature of space -- From start to finish -- Epilogue: Looking forward.
Subjects: Astrophysics.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The origin of the universe / by Barrow, John D.,1952-2020.(CARDINAL)331265;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index."Writing with rare stylistic verve and a real commitment to lucid explanations of complex ideas, John D. Barrow has produced a book that "expertly encapsulates our knowledge, speculations, and questions about the origins of the universe" (John Paulos, author of Innumeracy) and is as "up-to-date as the fixing of the Hubble telescope" (Martin Gardner)." "There is no more fascinating question in all of science than that of how space, matter, and even time began. Now Barrow, who has been at the cutting edge of this research, explains the complex physical processes that we now know govern the origin of the universe. Here is a treatment so up-to-date and intellectually rich, dealing with ideas and speculations at the farthest frontier of science, that neither novice nor expert will want to miss what Barrow has to say." "More than simply setting out the most current theory of the origin of the universe, Barrow describes what makes cosmology possible. He shows how scientists, by exploring crucial points of contact between the behavior of matter during its early history and the observed structure of the universe today, came to understand more fully all the entities in the universe - from elementary particles to great clusters of galaxies." "Moving to the frontier questions of modern cosmology, Barrow discusses how to understand whether time had a beginning; why scientists feel there may be extra dimensions to space; and what the remarkable consequences may be of cosmic wormholes - links between otherwise disconnected parts of space and time. He also shows why the discoveries made by NASA's COBE satellite are of such paramount importance."."Barrow is equally at home telling us what physics has to say about "creation out of nothing" as he is explaining why our own existence is entwined with the origin and structure of the universe in unsuspected ways - ways that must be incorporated into any complete description of the universe's beginning, its history, and its future."--BOOK JACKET.1320L
Subjects: Astrophysics.; Cosmology.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 7
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Cosmic wormholes : the search for interstellar shortcuts / by Halpern, Paul,1961-(CARDINAL)355648;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-220) and index.
Subjects: Astrophysics.; Space flight.;
© c1992., Dutton,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Astrophysics for babies [board book] / by Ferrie, Chris,author,illustrator.(CARDINAL)352374; Kregenow, Julia,author.(CARDINAL)356563;
"Written by an expert, Astrophysics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to the study of how physics and chemistry affect heavenly bodies in space"--Provided by publisher.AD480L
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Picture books.; Astrophysics; Cosmology; Science; Space and time;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 16
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