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BL
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1012703
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b767073
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| Main Entry
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Yount, Lisa.
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| Title & Author
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Modern astronomy : : expanding the universe /\ Lisa Yount.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2006.
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| Series Statement
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Milestones in discovery and invention
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1 online resource (xix, 204 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1604130636
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: 9781604130638
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081605746X
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9780816057467
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- More Light: George Ellery Hale and large optical telescopes -- Galaxies galore: Edwin Hubble and the expanding universe -- Big ears: Grote Reber and radio astronomy -- Cosmic fireworks: George Gamow and the big bang -- Is anyone out there? Frank Drake and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- X-ray superman: Riccardo Giacconi and x-ray astronomy -- An eye in space: Lyman Spitzer, Jr., and the Hubble space telescope -- Invisible universe: Vera Rubin and dark matter -- Other stars, other worlds: Geoffrey Marcy, Paul Butler, and extrasolar planets -- "Creepy" end? Saul Perlmutfer, Brian Sciimidt, and dark energy -- Chronology of astronomy and related science -- Glossary -- Further resources.
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Astronomers-- History, Popular works.
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Astronomical instruments-- History, Popular works.
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Astronomy-- History, Popular works.
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Astronomy-- Technological innovations-- History, Popular works.
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Astronomers.
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Astronomical instruments.
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Astronomy.
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SCIENCE-- Astronomy.
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| Dewey Classification
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520/.9
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| LC Classification
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QB28.Y68 2006eb
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