A Journey through the Universe
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A Journey through the Universe

Gresham Lectures on Astronomy

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Journey through the Universe

Gresham Lectures on Astronomy

About this book

Providing an in-depth understanding both for general readers and astronomy enthusiasts, this highly comprehensive book provides an up-to-date survey of our knowledge of the Universe beyond Earth. The book explores our Solar System, its planets and other bodies; examines the Sun and how it and other stars evolve through their lifetimes; discusses the search for planets beyond our Solar System and how we might detect life on them; and highlights interesting objects found within our galaxy, the Milky Way. It also looks at our current understanding of the origin and evolution of the Universe, as well as many other intriguing topics, such as time, black holes and Einstein's theories, dark matter, dark energy and the Cosmic Microwave Background. The book is uniquely supported by video lectures given by the author, available online. It also includes the very latest astronomical observations, such as those made by the Planck and Kepler spacecraft.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1 Watchers of the skies
  10. 2 Our Sun
  11. 3 Aspects of our Solar System
  12. 4 The rocky planets
  13. 5 The hunt for Planet X
  14. 6 Voyages to the outer planets
  15. 7 Harbingers of doom
  16. 8 Impact!
  17. 9 Four hundred years of the telescope
  18. 10 The family of stars
  19. 11 Aging stars
  20. 12 The search for other worlds
  21. 13 Are we alone? The search for life beyond the Earth
  22. 14 Our island Universe
  23. 15 Wonders of the southern sky
  24. 16 Proving Einstein right
  25. 17 Black holes: no need to be afraid
  26. 18 It’s about time
  27. 19 Hubble’s heritage: the astronomer and the telescope that honours his name
  28. 20 The violent Universe
  29. 21 The invisible Universe: dark matter and dark energy
  30. 22 The afterglow of creation
  31. 23 To infinity and beyond: a view of the cosmos
  32. Index