Displaying 1 of 1 2005 Formato: Book Autor: Miller, Arthur I. Título: Empire of the stars : obsession, friendship, and betrayal in the quest for black holes / Arthur I. Miller. Editorial, Fecha: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Descripción: xx, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Resumen: A history of the idea of "black holes" explores the tumultuous debate over the existence of this now well-accepted phenomenon, focusing particular attention on Indian scientist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Temas: Chandrasekhar, S. (Subrahmanyan), 1910-1995. Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir, 1882-1944. Astrophysicists -- India -- Biography. Astrophysicists -- Great Britain -- Biography. Astrophysics -- History -- 20th century. Black holes (Astronomy) Relativity (Physics) Quantum theory. Hydrogen bomb. Género: Biographies. Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contenido: I: The mystery of white dwarfs -- Fatal collision -- A journey between two worlds -- Rival giants of astrophysics -- Stellar buffoonery -- Into the crucibles of nature -- Eddington's discontents -- American adventure -- An era ends -- II: Stars and bombs -- How stars shine -- Supernovae in the heavens and on earth -- How the unthinkable became thinkable -- III: What happens when stars die -- The jaws of darkness -- Shuddering before the beautiful -- Into a black hole. Sitio web: Sample text Table of contents Publisher description LCCN: 2004060909 ISBN: 061834151X 9780618341511 Otro número: 57243361 Disponibilidad en sistema: 1 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 Número de control: 153326 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 1 Número de clasificación: 520.922 Miller Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Displaying 1 of 1
