In this highly accessible book, leading scientists from around the world give a general overview of research advances in their subject areas within the field of Astronomy. They describe some of their own cutting-edge research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well-illustrated style, the articles are mainly derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in special issues of the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions, the world’s longest running scientific journal. Carefully selected by the journal’s editor, topics include the Big Bang creation of the universe, the formation and evolution of the stars and galaxies, cold dark matter, explosive sun-spot events, and humankind’s exploration of the solar system. The book conveys the excitement and enthusiasm of the authors for their work at the frontiers of astronomy. All are definitive reviews for people with a general interest in the future directions of science.
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planetary upper atmospheres, varying constants, cosmological probes, astrophysical dust, coupling between atmospheric layers, afterglow emission, incoming star, solar dynamo, relativistic gravity, exospheric temperatures, inflationary paradigm, coronal field, auroral emissions, primordial spectrum, curvature perturbations, quasar activity, baryonic material, pulsar astronomy, causal horizon, poloidal field, blue stragglers, protoplanetary discs, inflaton field, photochemical equilibrium, infrared cooling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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planetary upper atmospheres, varying constants, cosmological probes, astrophysical dust, coupling between atmospheric layers, afterglow emission, incoming star, solar dynamo, relativistic gravity, exospheric temperatures, inflationary paradigm, coronal field, auroral emissions, primordial spectrum, curvature perturbations, quasar activity, baryonic material, pulsar astronomy, causal horizon, poloidal field, blue stragglers, protoplanetary discs, inflaton field, photochemical equilibrium, infrared cooling Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Big Bang, Gamma-ray Bursts, Milky Way, San Francisco, Cambridge University Press, Strong-Field Tests of Relativistic Gravity, Hubble Space Telescope, Northern Hemisphere, Investigations of Star Formation, First Year, Space Sci, Hearts of Galaxies, The Astrophysics of Crowded Places, The Paradigm of Inflation, Conference Series, Climate Change, Quantum Grav, Mars Express, New York, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, California Institute of Technology, Mars Global Surveyor, University of Manchester, Lunar Prospector, Liverpool John Moores University Browse Sample Pages:
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