The cosmic keyhole : how astronomy is unlocking the secrets of the universe /

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Author / Creator:	Gater, Will.
Imprint:	Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 239 p., [14] p. of plates) : col. ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Astronomers' universe, 1614-659X Astronomers' universe.
Subject:	Cosmology -- Popular works. Cosmology. Exploration of outer space. Outer space -- Exploration -- Popular works. Outer space. Popular works.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8890602

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ISBN:	9781441905130 (e-isbn) 1441905138 (e-isbn) 9781441905123 144190512X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	"It is 400 years since Galileo first turned the newly invented telescope towards the heavens and saw things that few had ever seen before. His discoveries, along with those of his contemporaries, completely changed our view of the world." "Since that time, there have been many revolutions in our understanding of the universe, some perhaps even more revolutionary than the ones from Galileo's time. In this book, Will Gater leads us through various recent advances in modern astronomy that have increased our understanding of the universe and seen it grow from a single Solar System full of intriguing worlds to a galaxy filled with other star systems and their own planets - maybe even Earthlike worlds." --Book Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Gater, Will. Cosmic keyhole. Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2009 9781441905123

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Pt. I Water and the Search for Life in our Solar System
1. Hardiest Microbes on Earth
2. Hunt for Life Begins
3. Where Does Water Flow?
Pt. II Our Active Solar System
4. Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure
5. Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting
Pt. III Worlds Around Other Stars
6. Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs
7. Discovery of Extrasolar Planets
Pt. IV Universe at Large
8. Universe on a Grand Scale
9. Era of Hubble
From Disaster to Deep Field
10. Star Life in Starlight
11. Exotic Space.

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