Astrophysics :
Binney, James, 1950-
Astrophysics : a very short introduction / James Binney. - First edition. - xv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 470 . - Very short introductions ; 470. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-151) and index.
Big ideas -- Gas between the stars -- Stars -- Accretion -- Planetary systems -- Relativistic astrophysics -- Galaxies -- The big picture.
Binney shows how the field of astrophysics has expanded rapidly in the past century, with vast quantities of data gathered by telescopes exploiting all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, combined with the rapid advance of computing power, which has allowed increasingly effective mathematical modelling.
9780198752851 0198752857
2015953131
Astrophysics
Astrofísica
QB461 / .B53 2016
523.01
Astrophysics : a very short introduction / James Binney. - First edition. - xv, 160 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 470 . - Very short introductions ; 470. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-151) and index.
Big ideas -- Gas between the stars -- Stars -- Accretion -- Planetary systems -- Relativistic astrophysics -- Galaxies -- The big picture.
Binney shows how the field of astrophysics has expanded rapidly in the past century, with vast quantities of data gathered by telescopes exploiting all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, combined with the rapid advance of computing power, which has allowed increasingly effective mathematical modelling.
9780198752851 0198752857
2015953131
Astrophysics
Astrofísica
QB461 / .B53 2016
523.01