Parting the Cosmic Veil

• Main Author: Lang, Kenneth R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Subjects: Popular works.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.

Parting the Cosmic Veil describes our gradual awareness of a vast, previously concealed Universe. It is a story of expanding horizons and the discovery of invisible worlds, made possible with new technology and novel telescopes that have broadened our range of perception and sharpened our vision. Sp...

Table of Contents:

• Cosmic Vision, War and Technology
• Brave New Worlds
• Motion, Content and Form
• The Explosive Universe
• The Fullness of Space
• Epilogue — Origins and Destinies.