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2 Prabhakar Gondhalekar Grip of gravity : Quest to understand the laws of motion and gravitation 018036 2001 Book  
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TitleHubble: Imaging Space and Time
Author(s)David Devorkin;Robert W. Smith
PublicationWashington, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum National Geographic, 2008.
Description223p.
Abstract NoteIn the spirit of National Geographic’s top-selling Orbit, this large-format, full-color volume stands alone in revealing more than 200 of the most spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope during its lifetime, to the very eve of the 2008 final shuttle mission to the telescope. Written by two of the world’s foremost authorities on space history, Hubble: Imaging Space and Time illuminates the solar system’s workings, the expansion of the universe, the birth and death of stars, the formation of planetary nebulae, the dynamics of galaxies, and the mysterious force known as "dark energy." The potential impact of this book cannot be overstressed: The 2008 servicing mission to install new high-powered scientific instruments is especially high profile because the cancellation of the previous mission, in 2004, caused widespread controversy. The authors reveal the inside story of Hubble’s beginnings, its controversial early days, the drama of its first servicing missions, and the creation of the dynamic images that reach into the deepest regions of visible space, close to the time when the universe began. A wealth of astonishing images leads us to the very edge of known space, setting the stage for the new James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in 2013. Find the stunning panoramic of Carina Nebula, detailing star birth as never before; a jet from a black hole in one galaxy striking a neighboring galaxy; a jewel-like collection of galaxies from the early years of the universe; and a giant galaxy cannibalizing a smaller galaxy. Timed for the 2008 shuttle launch and coinciding with the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first telescope, Hubble: Imaging Space and Time accompanies a high-profile exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum and will be featured on the popular NASM website.
ISBN,Price9781426203220 : $ 50.00(HB)
Classification52(084)
Keyword(s)1. HUBBLE 2. HUBBLE PICTURES 3. NEBULAE 4. OUTER SPACE
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TitleGrip of gravity : Quest to understand the laws of motion and gravitation
Author(s)Prabhakar Gondhalekar
PublicationCambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Description358p.
ISBN,Price0-521-80316-0
Classification531.51
Keyword(s)1. ARISTOTLE 2. DICKE 3. DICTIONARIES, POLYGLOT 4. EINSTEIN, ALBERT 5. GALILEO 6. GRAVITY 7. HUBBLE 8. KEPLER 9. NEWTON, ISAAC 10. PLANCK
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