Thursday's Universe: A Report from the Frontier on the Origin, Nature, and Destiny of the Universe

by Marcia Bartusiak

Hardcover, 1986

Status

Available

Call number

QB44.2 .B37

Genres

Publication

Time Books (1986), Edition: 1st, 306 pages

Description

From the history of the science to the cutting edge of knowledge and technology, the story of modern astrophysics is told through interviews with and profiles of leading scientists and theoreticians.

Subjects

Astronomy Popular works

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

306 p.

ISBN

0812912020 / 9780812912029

Barcode

578

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