The Origin of Stars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Origin of Stars write by Michael David Smith. This book was released on 2004. The Origin of Stars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Whre do stars come from and how do they form? These are profound questions which link the nature of our Universe to the roots of mankind. Yet, until a recent revolution in understanding, the proposed answers have been raw speculation. Now, accompanying penetrating observations, a new picture has come into prominence. This book presents the latest astounding observations and scientific ideas covering star formation, star birth and early development. It encompasses all aspects, from the dramatic stories of individual objects, to the collective influence of entire stellar systems. The very first stars to come into existence and the nurturing of planets are discussed to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview. Presenting background information with only the essential mathematics, this book will appeal to scientists wishing to expand their horizons, students seeking solid foundations, and general readers with enquiring minds.
The Stardust Revolution
The Stardust Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Stardust Revolution write by Jacob Berkowitz. This book was released on 2022-02-15. The Stardust Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1957, as Americans obsessed over the launch of the Soviet Sputnik satellite, another less noticed space-based scientific revolution was taking off. That year, astrophysicists solved a centuries-old quest for the origins of the elements, from carbon to uranium. The answer they found wasn’t on Earth, but in the stars. Their research showed that we are literally stardust. The year also marked the first conference that considered the origin of life on Earth in an astrophysical context. It was the marriage of two of the seemingly strangest bedfellows—astronomy and biology—and a turning point that award-winning science author Jacob Berkowitz calls the Stardust Revolution. In this captivating story of an exciting, deeply personal, new scientific revolution, Berkowitz weaves together the latest research results to reveal a dramatically different view of the twinkling night sky—not as an alien frontier, but as our cosmic birthplace. Reporting from the frontlines of discovery, Berkowitz uniquely captures how stardust scientists are probing the universe’s physical structure, but rather its biological nature. Evolutionary theory is entering the space age. From the amazing discovery of cosmic clouds of life’s chemical building blocks to the dramatic quest for an alien Earth, Berkowitz expertly chronicles the most profound scientific search of our era: to know not just if we are alone, but how we are connected. Like opening a long-hidden box of old family letters and diaries, The Stardust Revolution offers us a new view of where we’ve come from and brings to light our journey from stardust to thinking beings.
Star-names and Their Meanings
Star-names and Their Meanings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Star-names and Their Meanings write by Richard Hinckley Allen. This book was released on 1899. Star-names and Their Meanings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars
The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars write by Giles Sparrow. This book was released on 2023-08-03. The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A complete introduction to the heavens through the tales of these 21 key stars.
The First Stars
The First Stars - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The First Stars write by Volker Bromm. This book was released on 2016-09-07. The First Stars available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The formation of the first stars (Pop III stars) and galaxies is one of the great outstanding challenges in modern astrophysics and cosmology. The first stars are likely key drivers for early cosmic evolution and will be at the center of attention over the next decade. The best available space and ground-based telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope probe the Universe to high redshifts and provide us with tantalizing hints; but they cannot yet directly detect the first generation of stars and the formation of the first galaxies. This is left as key science for future telecopes like the James Webb Space Telescope. This book is based in part on classroom tested lectures related to Pop III stars, but also draws from the author's review articles of the main physical principles involved. The book will thus combine pedagogical introductory chapters with more advanced ones to survey the cutting-edge advances from the frontier of research. It covers the theory of first star formation, the relation between first stars and dark matter, their impact on cosmology, their observational signatures, the transition to normal star formation as well as the assembly of the first galaxies. It will prepare students for interpreting observational findings and their cosmological implications.
