Advances in Astronomy: From the Big Bang to the Solar System (Royal Society Series on Advances in Science) by J. M. T. Thompson

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In this highly accessible book, leading scientists from around the world give a general overview of research advances in their subject areas within the field of Astronomy. They describe some of their own cutting-edge research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well-illustrated style, the articles are mainly derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in special issues of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions, the world's longest running show more scientific journal. Carefully selected by the journal's editor, topics include the Big Bang creation of t show less