Chapter20: Astronomy and Cosmology: The Description, Origin, and Development of the Universe¶
- PREFACE TO THE COSMOLOGY SECTION
- ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY:
- Remote Sensing Tutorial Page Section20-1a
- Remote Sensing Tutorial Page Section20-2a
- Images of Galaxies and Stars outside the Visible Light Range.
- Special Features of Galaxies
- The Birth, Life and Death of Stars
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- Novae, Supernovae; Neutron Stars and Pulsars; Quasars and Black Holes; Gamma Ray Bursts; and Star Collisions.
- Spectral Analysis of Star Composition; Element Synthesis in Stars
- Space-Time and Expansion of the Universe
- Evidence for the Big Bang:
- Dark Energy and an Accelerating Universe?
- Models for the Origin of Planetary Systems
- Letters to the Press-Enterprise, Bloomsburg, PA