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Our Universe: An Astronomer’s Guide - Paperback, by Dunkley Jo - Good
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Item specifics
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- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780674248236
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674248236
ISBN-13
9780674248236
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038701202
Product Key Features
Book Title
Our Universe : an Astronomer's Guide
Number of Pages
312 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology, Astronomy
Genre
Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
19.1 in
Item Weight
513.6 Oz
Item Length
12.7 in
Item Width
21.6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Jo Dunkley takes us on a fantastic journey through our universe--elegantly weaving together history and the latest scientific discoveries. On her way, she subtly restores all the forgotten women scientists to their rightful places in what has been a male-dominated story until now., A grand overview of modern cosmology from one of the leaders in the field. Dunkley guides us through astronomical history, at every stage explaining the twists and turns and surprises, right up to the most recent discoveries. Readers will have a real appreciation of the most exciting developments in astrophysics of the last millennium, the last century, and the last year., This luminous guide to the cosmos encapsulates myriad discoveries. Astrophysicist Jo Dunkley swoops from Earth to the observable limits, then explores stellar life cycles, dark matter, cosmic evolution and the soup-to-nuts history of the Universe. No less a thrill are her accounts of tenth-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, twentieth- and twenty-first-century researchers Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Vera Rubin, and many more., This luminous guide to the cosmos encapsulates myriad discoveries. Astrophysicist Jo Dunkley swoops from Earth to the observable limits, then explores stellar life cycles, dark matter, cosmic evolution, and the soup-to-nuts history of the Universe. No less a thrill are her accounts of tenth-century Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, twentieth- and twenty-first-century researchers Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Vera Rubin, and many more., This book is simply superb--beautifully written and very clear. It incorporates all the major recent results, and indicates what might come from telescopes now being built., Provides a high-level overview of our understanding of the universe that is a good introduction for those unfamiliar with astrophysics., Combining observational cosmology with a solid theoretical framework, Dunkley's Our Universe takes us on a cosmic tour...This is a book any future observational or theoretical astrophysicist would love to have., Jo Dunkley is an amiable guide to the universe, but there's no dawdling in this fast-paced tour. This slender volume whisks you from our own blue marble out to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time. Dunkley is especially good at explaining how the whispers from the Big Bang itself tell us about dark matter and dark energy and hint at its explosive origin in cosmic inflation., What with all the commonly appearing stories about space making their way into both the old and new news media these days, an understanding of just what we presently know about what's 'out there,' how we presently think it formed, how it all works together, and where it's all going is not only fascinating, it also helps to keep things in perspective., A fascinating, accessible introduction to the universe, covering topics ranging from the Big Bang and the 'cosmic dawn' of the first stars to the ongoing search for exoplanets and for dark matter and energy...Dunkley gives readers a commanding view onto the universe and the wonders to be found in it., Dunkley takes her readers on a grand tour of space and time, from our nearest planetary neighbors to the edge of the observable Universe...If you feel like refreshing your background knowledge, or are looking for a present for your curious niece or nephew, this little gem certainly won't disappoint., Jo Dunkley is an internationally acclaimed cosmologist. She is also a fine expositor, and this book splendidly conveys what we've learnt about the universe, and the exhilarating progress we can expect in coming decades.
Dewey Decimal
520
Synopsis
A BBC Sky at Night Best Astronomy and Space Book of the Year "[A] luminous guide to the cosmos...Jo Dunkley swoops from Earth to the observable limits, then explores stellar life cycles, dark matter, cosmic evolution and the soup-to-nuts history of the Universe." -- Nature "A grand tour of space and time, from our nearest planetary neighbors to the edge of the observable Universe...If you feel like refreshing your background knowledge...this little gem certainly won't disappoint." --Govert Schilling, BBC Sky at Night Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies and the Big Bang. But few 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 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 then 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.
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