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Secrets of the Universe

How We Discovered the Cosmos

Paul Murdin

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English
Thames & Hudson
26 March 2020
How did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth?

For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial sphere to explain the cosmos,first recording the movements of the Moon 25,000 years ago. Since the Enlightenmentand the dawn of the space age, scientists have been unravelling cosmic mysteries, andraising astonishing new questions for future generations to answer. Today we live inan age of unprecedented astronomical revelation, from the discovery of water on Marsto the detection of gravitational waves and the first photograph of a black hole.

World-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin explains the science behind these discoveries, along with the passions, strugglesand quirks of fate that made them some of the most intriguing dramas of their times,demonstrating how human ingenuity and technological innovation have expandedour knowledge of the Universe beyond anything our ancestors - even as recently asa generation ago - could ever have imagined.

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Imprint:   Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm, 
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9780500295199
ISBN 10:   0500295190
Pages:   352
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction • Discoveries Before the Telescope • Discoveries in the Solar System Discoveries of the Dynamic Universe • Discoveries of Our Galaxy and Its Stars • Discoveries of the Universe and Its Galaxies Future Discoveries

Paul Murdin, OBE, has worked as an astronomer in the UK, the USA, Australia and Spain, and discovered the first stellar black hole, Cygnus X1. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, former president of the European Astronomical Society and Senior Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. In 2012 Asteroid 128562 was named 'Murdin' by the IAU in honour of his contributions to the field. His book Secrets of the Planets was published in 2019. Paul Murdin, OBE, has worked as an astronomer in the UK, the USA, Australia and Spain, and discovered the first stellar black hole, Cygnus X1. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, former president of the European Astronomical Society and Senior Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. In 2012 Asteroid 128562 was named 'Murdin' by the IAU in honour of his contributions to the field. His book Secrets of the Planets was published in 2019.

Reviews for Secrets of the Universe: How We Discovered the Cosmos

'‘Crammed with fascinating facts and figures’ ' - Observatory Magazine '‘This is the book to reignite your sense of wonder’' - National Space Society '‘Good reading … I can do no more than strongly recommend it’' - Astronomy Now


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