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Classifying the Cosmos = How We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Classifying the Cosmos/ by Steven J. Dick.
Reminder of title:	How We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape /
Author:	Dick, Steven J.
Description:	L, 458 p. 123 illus., 108 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Astronomy. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10380-4
ISBN:	9783030103804

Classifying the Cosmos = How We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape /
Dick, Steven J.

Classifying the CosmosHow We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape /[electronic resource] :by Steven J. Dick. - 1st ed. 2019. - L, 458 p. 123 illus., 108 illus. in color.online resource. - Astronomers' Universe,1614-659X. - Astronomers' Universe,.

Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to Astronomy’s Three Kingdoms -- Part 1: The Kingdom of the Planets -- Chapter 1: Family: Protoplanetary -- Chapter 2: Family: Planet -- Chapter 3: Family: Circumplanetary -- Chapter 4: Family: Subplanetary -- Chapter 5: Family: Interplanetary Medium -- Chapter 6: Family: Systems -- Part II: The Kingdom of the Stars -- Chapter 7: Family: Protostellar -- Chapter 8: Family: Star -- Chapter 9: Family: Circumstellar -- Chapter 10: Family: Substellar -- Chapter 11: Family: Interstellar Medium -- Chapter 12: Family: Systems -- Part III: The Kingdom of the Galaxies -- Chapter 13: Family: Protogalactic -- Chapter 14: Family: Galaxy -- Chapter 15: Family: Circumgalactic -- Chapter 16: Family: Subgalactic -- Chapter 17: Family: Intergalactic Medium -- Chapter 18: Family: Systems -- About the Author -- Index.

Since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects. But how does one make sense of it all? Astronomer and former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick brings order to this menagerie by defining 82 classes of astronomical objects, which he places in a beginner-friendly system known as "Astronomy’s Three Kingdoms.” Rather than concentrating on technicalities, this system focuses on the history of each object, the nature of its discovery, and our current knowledge about it. The ensuing book can therefore be read on at least two levels. On one level, it is an illustrated guide to various types of astronomical wonders. On another level, it is considerably more: the first comprehensive classification system to cover all celestial objects in a consistent manner. Accompanying each spread are spectacular historical and modern images. The result is a pedagogical tour-de-force, whereby readers can easily master astronomy’s three realms of planets, stars, and galaxies.

ISBN: 9783030103804

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-10380-4doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

593935
Astronomy.

LC Class. No.: QB1-991

Dewey Class. No.: 520

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