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Redshift

Clark, StuartMoore, Patrick(Introduction by)
Part of the Building Blocks of Modern Astronomy series
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The light emitted by celestial objects can have its wavelength "stretched" in different ways before it is observed by astronomers.

These stretching phenomena are collectively called "redshift".

They influence virtually all aspects of astronomy and even underpin the "Big Bang" theory of the creation of the universe.

This book details the types of redshift and explains their myriad of uses.

It begins by introducing the nature of light and the problems involved in measuring its properties.

After explaining the redshift phenomena and their uses, the book touches on the age and size of the universe; two subjects embroiled in controversy because of our current interpretation of the redshift.

Less conventional theories are then expressed. As a by-product of the explanation of redshift, the book offers the reader a basic understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity.

Mathematical treatments of the concepts introduced in the text are boxed off and should not detract from the book's readibility, but allow it to be used as a textbook by students of astronomy at all levels.

It is also suitable for astronomers and astrophysicists, amateur astronomers, and any science enthusiast.

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0900458666 / 9780900458668
Paperback
523.18
04/04/1997
United Kingdom
English
200p.
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