Classifying the cosmos how we can make sense of the celestial landscape /

Since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects. But how does one make sense of it all? Astronomer and former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick brings order to this menagerie by defining 82 classes of astronomical objects, which h...

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Main Author: Dick, Steven J.,
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online Service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2019.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (l, 458 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series: Astronomers' universe,
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