| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Preface; Overview; 1. "By three methods we may learn wisdom . . ."; 2. ". . . and know the place for the first time."; 3. ". . . every solution serves only to sharpen the problem, to show us more clearly what we are up against . . ."; 4. "Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right."; 5. Veritatem dies apertit. (Time discovers the truth.); 6. ". . . a spectrum is worth a thousand pictures."; 7. "We're all nothing but unified arrangements of atoms." |
| Summary |
A research astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory offers an engaging introduction to the exciting field of x-ray astronomy. 62 halftones, 31 line illustrations, & 7 color images |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
X-ray astronomy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2002072755 |
| ISBN |
0198033842 (electronic bk.) |
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1280560142 |
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1423746511 (electronic bk.) |
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1602568790 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780198033844 (electronic bk.) |
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9781280560149 |
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9781423746515 (electronic bk.) |
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9781602568792 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) |
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