The Astronomy Revolution
eBook - PDF

The Astronomy Revolution

400 Years of Exploring the Cosmos

  1. 450 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Astronomy Revolution

400 Years of Exploring the Cosmos

About this book

Some 400 years after the first known patent application for a telescope by Hans Lipperhey, The Astronomy Revolution: 400 Years of Exploring the Cosmos surveys the effects of this instrument and explores the questions that have arisen out of scientific research in astronomy and cosmology. Inspired by the international New Vision 400 conference held

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Yes, you can access The Astronomy Revolution by Donald G. York,Owen Gingerich,Shuang-Nan Zhang in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Physical Sciences & Astronomy & Astrophysics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780367382094
eBook ISBN
9781439836019
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Contributors
  6. Introduction: The New Vision 400 Project
  7. Chapter 1: From the Language of Heaven to the Rationale of Matter
  8. Chapter 2: The Impact of Modern Telescope Development on Astronomy
  9. Chapter 3: Searching for Other Earths and Life in the Universe
  10. The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
  11. Chapter 5: Structure Formation in the Universe: From the Dark Side to First Light
  12. Chapter 6: An Overview of Supernovae, the Explosive Deaths of Stars
  13. Chapter 7: The Dark Secrets of Gaseous Nebulae: Highlights from Deep Spectroscopy
  14. Chapter 8: Can We Detect Dark Matter?
  15. Chapter 9: Can We Understand Dark Energy?
  16. Chapter 10: Astrophysical Black Holes in the Physical Universe
  17. Chapter 11: Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays
  18. Chapter 12: New Technologies for Radio Astronomy
  19. Chapter 13: Advanced Optical Techniques in Astronomy
  20. Chapter 14: Scientific Opportunities for 30-Meter-Class Optical Telescopes
  21. Chapter 15: The Impact of Astronomy on Chinese Society in the Days before Telescopes
  22. Chapter 16: The Impact of the Telescope in the West, 1608–1802
  23. Chapter 17: The Impact of the Telescope on Astronomy and Society in China
  24. Chapter 18: Exoplanet Atmospheres and the Search for Biosignatures
  25. Chapter 19: What New Telescopes Can Tell Us about “Other Worlds”
  26. Chapter 20: Multiverse Cosmology
  27. Chapter 21: Universe or Multiverse?
  28. Chapter 22: Cosmos and Humanity in Traditional Chinese Thought
  29. Chapter 23: Laws of Nature, Moral Order, and the Intelligibility of the Cosmos
  30. Chapter 24: Why Are the Laws of Nature as They Are? What Underlies Their Existence?
  31. Appendix: The New Vision 400 Conference
  32. Back Cover