Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries (Record no. 105864)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781441978110
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024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER
Standard number or code 10.1007/978-1-4419-7811-0
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number QB1-991
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Classification number QB460-466
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Classification number QB980-991
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Subject category code PGC
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Subject category code SCI004000
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Subject category code SCI005000
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 520
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Schilling, Govert.
Relator term author.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries
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-- New York, NY :
-- Springer New York :
-- Imprint: Springer,
-- 2011.
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Extent IX, 234p. 200 illus. in color.
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505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The Dawn of Astronomy -- New Insights and Cosmic Laws -- Juggling Stars in a 3-D Circus -- Messengers of Major Theoretical Breakthroughs -- A Pinch of Star Dust in the Evolving Universe -- Revolutionary Discoveries in the Mysterious Cosmos.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Four hundred years ago in Middelburg, in the Netherlands, the telescope was invented. The invention unleashed a revolution in the exploration of the universe. Galileo Galilei discovered mountains on the Moon, spots on the Sun, and moons around Jupiter. Christiaan Huygens saw details on Mars and rings around Saturn. William Herschel discovered a new planet and mapped binary stars and nebulae. Other astronomers determined the distances to stars, unraveled the structure of the Milky Way, and discovered the expansion of the universe. And, as telescopes became bigger and more powerful, astronomers delved deeper into the mysteries of the cosmos. In his Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, astronomy journalist Govert Schilling tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy. He looks at the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope. In his direct and accessible style, the author takes his readers on an exciting journey encompassing the highlights of four centuries of astronomy. Spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, portray the most distant corners of the universe. "Selecting and describing the hundred most impressive and important astronomical discoveries is no easy task, but no one can master this feat as well as Govert Schilling, a veritable master of science communication. With captivating words and breathtaking images, the Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries is a tour-de-force of humankind’s almost unbelievable progress in understanding the cosmos over the past 400 years." Lars Lindberg Christensen, Head of ESO’s Education and Public Outreach Department and author of Cosmic Collisions (Springer 2009) "A hyper modern concept, aimed at the multimedia generation." Sjaak Priester, science reporter in Dutch newspaper "De Volkskrant" "A non plus ultra of astronomical history with breathtaking photography." Peter Reinhard, practical astronomer in Austrian magazine "Die Sternenrundschau"
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Physics.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Popular Science in Astronomy.
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Title Springer eBooks
776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY
Display text Printed edition:
International Standard Book Number 9781441978103
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7811-0
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