The Book Of The Universe

Author: D G Shankar
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 121
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8171673255

Description

The Book of the Universe takes you on a journey of discovery and wonder – as it tells you how and when the Universe began, of the tiniest particles of matter, of the stars – how they are born and die, of white dwarfs, black holes, neutron stars and galaxies, of the planets and the probability of life on them, and of the cosmos as a whole.

Contents

1. How Big, How Far

2. As a Matter of Fact

3. Let There Be Light

4. Star Stuff

5. Terra Firma

6. All Space

7. Further Reading