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The extragalactic universe, the immense world of a billion galaxies lying beyond out own, is the subject of this book. Our Sun is but a tiny star among a hundred billion other in our Galaxy, the Milky Way, which appears as a luminous veil trailing across the clear night sky. Beyond the Milky Way we will soar into space amid galaxies, clusters of galaxies, radio galaxies and quasars of enormous energy, out to the cosmological horizon which arrests our flight like an intangible barrier. Why do galaxies seem to fly from us? Is space so strongly curved that by going straight ahead we come up behind ourselves? Did it all begin with an enormous explosion, the famous Big Bang, which decided our fate in the first quarter of an hour? These are the questions which this rigourous and enthusiastic scientist tries to answer with complete honesty and non-technical clarity.
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The extragalactic universe, the immense world of a billion galaxies lying beyond out own, is the subject of this book. The questions which scientists constantly debate is the subject of this honest, enthusiastic and easy-to-use text.
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An examination of our galaxy and the world beyond it explores subjects such as radioastronomy, quasars, black holes, and the possible existence of extraterrestrial beings.
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Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 1ª Edición. 1982, New York, Cambrige University Press. 8ºM, 21x14cm, 174p. Rústica ilustrada en buen estado, alguna ligera señal de uso. Foreword by Carl Sagan. "Why do galaxies seem to fly from us? Is space so strongly curved that by going straight ahead we come up behind ourselves? Did it all begin with an enormous explosion, the famous "big bang", which decided our fate in the first quarter of an hour? Will the expansion of the universe continue for ever and leave us more and more isolated and shivering, or will space collapse into a new inferno? Can black holes enable us to communicate with universes existing parallel with our own? Are extraterrestrial beings spying on us or are they so far away that it would take millions of years to exchange a simple radio message? These are the questions wich this rigorous and enthusiastic scientist tries to answer with complete honesty and nontechnical clarity in the light of the most recent discoveries". Seller Inventory # 004541
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