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Archives of the Universe: 100 Discoveries That Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmosby Marcia Bartusiak
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:An unparalleled history of astronomy presented in the words of the scientists who made the discoveries. Here are the writings of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Halley, Hubble, and Einstein, as well as that of dozens of others who have significantly contributed to our picture of the universe. From Aristotle's proof that the Earth is round to the 1998 paper that posited an accelerating universe, this book contains 100 entries spanning the history of astronomy. Award-winning science writer Marcia Bartusiak provides enormously entertaining introductions, putting the material in context and explaining its place in the literature. Archives of the Universe is essential reading for professional astronomers, science history buffs, and backyard stargazers alike. Review:"Extraordinary. . . . A rich archaeological dig. . . . Bartusiak . . .introduces these astronomers with deftly written, insightful commentary. . . . [A] wonderful book." —Sky & Telescope "[Bartusiak] provides a helpful road map with her lucid explanatory essays and annotation." —The New York Times "Bartusiak has done astronomy a great favor." —New Scientist "The reader gets not only a clear and concise history of astronomy . . . in Bartusiak's fine introductions . . . but also excerpts from many of the memorable papers written by the scientists who made the pivotal astronomical discoveries." —Scientific American About the AuthorMarcia Bartusiak is the author of Thursday’s Universe, Through a Universe Darkly, and Einstein’s Unfinished Symphony. Her work has appeared in many magazines, including Astronomy, National Geographic, Discover, Science, and Smithsonian. A two-time winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, she teaches in the graduate program in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lives in Sudbury, Massachusetts, with her husband. Table of ContentsPreface I. The Ancient Sky 1 Mayan Venus Tables 2 Proof That the Earth Is a Sphere 3 Celestial Surveying 4 Measuring the Earth’s Circumference 5 Precession of the Equinoxes 6 Ptolemy’s Almagest II. Revolutions 7 Copernicus and the Sun-Centered Universe 8 Tycho Brahe and the Changing Heavens 9 Johannes Kepler and Planetary Motion 10 Galileo Initiates the Telescopic Era 11 Newton’s Universal Law of Gravity 12 Halley’s Comet 13 Binary Stars III. Taking Measure 14 The Speed of Light 15 The Solar System’s Origin 16 Discovery of Uranus 17 Stars Moving and Changing 18 The First Asteroid 19 Distance to a Star 20 Discovery of Neptune 21 The Shape of the Milky Way 22 Spiraling Nebulae IV. Touching the Heavens 23 Spectral Lines 24 Deciphering the Solar Spectrum 25 Gaseous Nebulae 26 Doppler Shifts and Spectroscopic Binaries 27 Classification of the Stars 28 Giant Stars and Dwarf Stars 29 Hydrogen: The Prime Element 30 Stellar Mass, Luminosity, and Stability 31 Sunspot Cycle, Sun/Earth Connection, and Helium 32 Origin of Meteors and Shooting Stars 33 Cosmic Rays 34 Discovery of Pluto V. Einsteinian Cosmos 35 Special Relativity and E = mc2 36 General Relativity and the Solar Eclipse Test 37 Relativistic Models of the Universe 38 Big Bang Versus Steady State 39 White Dwarf Stars 40 Beyond the White Dwarf 41 Supernovae and Neutron Stars 42 Black Holes 43 Source of Stellar Power 44 Creating Elements in the Big Bang 45 Cosmic Microwave Background Predicted 46 Creating Elements in the Stars 47 A Star’s Life Cycle VI. The Milky Way and Beyond 48 Cepheids: The Cosmic Standard Candles 49 Sun’s Place in the Milky Way 50 Dark Nebulae and Interstellar Matter 51 Discovery of Other Galaxies 52 Expansion of the Universe 53 Stellar Populations and Resizing the Universe 54 Mapping the Milky Way’s Spiral Arms 55 Source and Composition of Comets VII. New Eyes, New Universe 56 Radio Astronomy 57 Interstellar Hydrogen 58 Molecules in Space 59 Van Allen Radiation Belts 60 Geology of Mars 61 Extrasolar X-Ray Sources 62 Quasars 63 Evidence for the Big Bang 64 Pulsars 65 The Infrared Sky and the Galactic Center 66 Neutrino Astronomy 67 Gamma-Ray Bursts 68 Binary Pulsar and Gravity Waves VIII. Accelerating Outward 69 Dark Matter 70 Gravitational Lensing 71 Inflation 72 The Bubbly Universe 73 Galaxy Evolution and the Hubble Deep Field 74 Extrasolar Planets 75 The Accelerating Universe Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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