Planets, Stars, and Galaxies Gordon Ritter.

By:

Ritter, Gordon

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Physics in actionPublication details: New York : Chelsea House, c2008.Description: 119 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cmISBN:

9780791089330 :
0791089339 :

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DDC classification:

523.1 22

LOC classification:

QB461 .R48 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

The universe (and welcome to it!) -- The mathematics of motion -- Newton, Kepler, and gravity -- Observing the night sky -- Relativity and black holes -- The large-scale structure of the universe.

Summary: Provides information about the universe and the things in it, discussing its size, structure, physical laws relating to it, and what other worlds might be like.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-111) and index.

The universe (and welcome to it!) -- The mathematics of motion -- Newton, Kepler, and gravity -- Observing the night sky -- Relativity and black holes -- The large-scale structure of the universe.

Provides information about the universe and the things in it, discussing its size, structure, physical laws relating to it, and what other worlds might be like.

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