Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Title: Quasars and black holes. Publisher, Date: Chicago, IL : World Book, ©2010. Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Summary: "An introduction to quasars and black holes with information about their formation and characteristics. Includes diagrams, fun facts, a glossary, a resource list, and an index"--Provided by publisher. Series: Explore the universe Explore the universe. Subjects: Black holes (Astronomy) -- Juvenile literature. Quasars -- Juvenile literature. Other Author: World Book, Inc. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (page 62) and index. Contents: Introduction -- What are black holes? -- Focus on: how a black hole forms -- How do we know black holes exist? -- Focus on: telescopic evidence of black holes -- What is a singularity? -- What is an event horizon? -- What happens outside the event horizon? -- What happens to matter once it enters a black hole? -- How big are black holes? -- Focus on: powerhouse galaxies -- What is a supermassive black hole? -- Are there different types of black holes? -- Do black holes ever exist in pairs? -- Could the sun ever become a black hole? -- Focus on: redshift -- What are quasars? -- How are quasars and black holes related? -- How far away are quasars? -- How big are quasars? -- How are quasars born? -- When and how were quasars first discovered? -- Why do scientists study quasars? -- Why is Stephen Hawking important to the study of black holes? -- How long does a black hole exist? -- What would happen to a person pulled into a black hole? -- Why do scientists continue to study black holes? -- What is a micro black hole? LCCN: 2009040183 ISBN: 9780716695523 0716695529 Other Number: 452288647 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 293966 # Local items in: 0 # System items in: 0 Call Number: j 523.8875 Quasars Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
