Understanding the universe [videorecording]: an introduction to astronomy / Alex Filippenko
Astronomical objects have been explored with breathtaking data obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the Keck 10-meter telescopes, planetary probes, and other modern instruments. We will explore amazing phenomena, such as quasars, exploding stars, neutron stars, and black holes, and we will see how they increase our understanding of the physical principles of nature. We will also investigate recent newsworthy topics, such as the Cassini mission to Saturn, evidence for liquid water on ancient Mars, the discovery of many small bodies beyond Neptune in our Solar System, the detection of numerous planets around other stars, the nonzero mass of ghostly neutrinos, enormously powerful gamma-ray bursts, the conclusive evidence for a supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, the determination of the age of the Universe, the discovery of a long-range repulsive effect accelerating the expansion of the Universe, and progress in the unification of nature’s fundamental forces. Scientifically reasonable speculations regarding the birth of the Universe, the possibility of multiple universes, and the probability of extraterrestrial life are also included.
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- ISBN: 9781598032741
- ISBN: 1598032747
- Physical Description: 16 videodiscs (approximately 48 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches + 8 guides.
- Edition: 2nd edition.
- Publisher: Springfield, Virginia : Teaching Co., 2007.
- Copyright: ©2007.
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Participant or Performer Note: | Taught by: Alex Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley. |
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Subject: | Cosmology. Astronomy. Solar system. |
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