The Cosmic Keyhole How Astronomy Is Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe /

It is 400 years since Galileo first turned the newly invented telescope towards the heavens and saw things that few had ever seen before. His discoveries, along with those of his contemporaries, completely changed our view of the world. Since that time, there have been many revolutions in our unders...

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Main Author: Gater, William J.H. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Series:Astronomers' Universe,
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0513-0
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505 0 # |a Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction - An Early Discovery from the Depths -- Part I: Water and the Search for Life in Our Solar System -- The Hardiest Microbes on Earth -- The Hunt for Life Begins -- Where Does Water Flow?- Part II: Our Active Solar System -- Cassini and Its Saturnian Adventure -- The Hidden Wanderers and a Cometary Meeting -- Part III: Worlds Around Other Stars -- Planetary Nurseries and Dusty Discs -- Part IV: The Universe at Large -- The Universe on a Grand Scale -- The Era of Hubble - from Disaster to Deep Fields -- Star Life in Starlight -- The Exotic Universe -- Afterword: Our Great Adventure Begins -- Glossary -- Websites to Watch -- Sources -- Index. 
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