For over a quarter of a century,gamma-ray bursts were the outstanding mystery in astronomy. No one knew where they were or how they worked. The Biggest Bangs tells how the mystery was unraveled,from the discovery of gamma-ray bursts by a Cold War satellite system monitoring the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty to the localization of bursts in distant galaxies and the observation of surprisingly bright flashes of light from the bursts themselves. The BiggestBangs is for laymen with an interest in science,physicists and astronomers interested in subjects in those fields not their specialty,students in non-technical astonomy courses,and as supplemental reading for courses in the history of science.
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Publisher: Oxford University Press IncISBN: 9780195145700Weight: 544 gDimensions: 244 x 162 x 24 mm
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a lively and entertaining book that I can recommend to anyone wishing to know more about gamma-ray burstersThe author gives a lively account of science in action...excellent supplementary reading material for a university student taking a course in physics or astronomy,or as background material for their lectureres who may not be familiar with this subject
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