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Cosmic Butterflies: The Colorful Mysteries of Planetary Nebulae

Categorie	Ruimtevaart & Astronomie
Boeknummer	#363723-KG7
Titel	Cosmic Butterflies: The Colorful Mysteries of Planetary Nebulae
Auteur	Kwok, Sun
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Druk	1e druk
Uitgeverij	Cambridge University Press
Jaar van uitgave	2001
ISBN10	0521791359
ISBN13	9780521791359
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original black boards, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	At the end of a star's life, it wraps itself in a cocoon by spilling out gas and dust. Sometime later, a butterfly-like nebula emerges from the cocoon and develops into a planetary nebula. They are among the most beautiful of the celestial objects imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Their structures, like bubbles floating in the void, are complemented by a kaleidoscope of colour emitted by glowing gases. Delicate, lacelike, streamers of gas add to their complexity. The production of a planetary nebula by a star is a milestone in the life of a star, an event that foretells the doom of the star when its central energy source runs out. In this book, Sun Kwok tells the story of the discovery process of the creation of planetary nebulae and of the future of the Sun. Full colour illustrations ... (Lees verder)are included throughout the book.
Pagina's	179
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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