The universe : in 100 key discoveries by Sparrow, Giles, 1970- instant download

The universe : in 100 key discoveries by Sparrow, Giles, 1970- instant download

416 pages : 25 cm, This stunning collection of cutting-edge images and concise essays surveys the key breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe around us - from the discovery of the solar system to supermassive black holes and the remote depths of the cosmos, Includes index, 1. Uncentering Earth -- 2. Elliptical orbits -- 3. Measuring stellar distances -- 4. The invisible Universe -- 5. The chemistry of the cosmos -- 6. Our galaxy and others -- 7. The structure of matter -- 8. Quantum theory -- 9. The speed of light -- 10. Spacetime -- 11. The expanding cosmos -- 12. Cosmic microwave background radiation -- 13. The Big Bang -- 14. Before the Big Bang -- 15. Matter and antimatter -- 16. The first stars -- 17. Primeval galaxies -- 18. The birth of the Sun -- 19. Powering the Sun -- 20. Helioseismology -- 21. Neutrinos -- 22. The solar cycle -- 23. Formation of the planets -- 24. Planetary migration -- 25. The Late Heavy Bombardment -- 26. The composition of meteorites -- 27. Water on the rocky planets -- 28. The origin of life -- 29. The birth of the Moon -- 30. The remnants of Theia -- 31. Ice on the Moon -- 32. The dynamic Moon -- 33. Mercury's complex past -- 34. The volcanoes of Venus -- 35. The Venusian hothouse -- 36. Impacts from space