ENGLISH

Black holes

By James Barter

Book information

Publisher
Lucent Books
Year
2004
ISBN
1-59018-101-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4535886 bytes)
Series
The Lucent library of science and technology
Edition
1
Pages
113\113
Library
Techlib
Time added
2009-11-09 02:42:13

Description

The remains of collapsed stars, black holes possess enormous gravities that pull in and annihilate any matter that strays too close. The latest evidence and theories for these bizarre objects are presented in this intriguing book, including how black holes were first predicted, how they form, their physical properties, and how scientists detect them. Also covered are the giant black holes now known to lurk at the centers of most galaxies and the possibility of using these objects as cosmic gateways.

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