A view of the universe /

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Author / Creator:Malin, David, 1941-
Imprint:Cambridge, Mass. : Sky Pub. Corp. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Description:xviii, 266 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1553798
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Other title:Universe.
ISBN:0933346662 (Sky Pub. Corp.)
0521444772 (Cambridge University Press)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and acknowledgements
  • 1. From microscope to telescope
  • 2. The rise of astronomy and photography
  • 3. Things to see and do in the dark
  • 4. The Milky Way and the colours of the stars
  • 5. Astronomical reflections
  • 6. Where stars are born
  • 7. Mass loss and the life of stars
  • 8. Galaxies
  • Appendices
  • Index