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You can purchase this book clicking here. If you wish to purchase further titles already reviewed here, please return each time to SBB. Using the direct links available at our site is easier than searching by title, author, or ISBN number. EDITORIAL INFORMATION The universe is filled with extreme events:
galactic collisions, supernovae eruptions, and stellar implosions.
Although not always visible through optical telescopes, these processes
generate x-rays, high-energy particles that travel at the speed of light.
The Violent Universe reveals how astronomers use color to
understand the energy and intensity of these x-rays -- in the process
transforming invisible particles into gorgeous images of the cosmos -- and
how these scientists discover more about the exotic objects that produce
them. Kimberly Weaver traces the development of x-ray astronomy from the
1950s, when the first artificial satellites began transmitting information
from deep space. By juxtaposing a selection of images from optical
telescopes with those of cutting-edge x-ray telescopes, she illustrates
the way x-ray astronomy captures energy and activity that cannot be seen
in visible light. The book is illustrated with stunning four-color images
of galaxies, quasars, pulsars, and black holes captured by Chandra, an
enormous x-ray satellite that orbits Earth from a distance 200 times
higher than that of the Hubble Space Telescope. The Violent Universe
makes plain the amazing new astronomy that has unmasked the thunderous
cosmos -- a dynamic science that daily creates breathtaking art. GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
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