Seven Wonders of the Cosmos

by Jayant V. Narlikar

Book Overview

Our cosmic tour begins here. As we leave the secure confines of the Earth and journey into space, we find a plethora of strange and unexpected phenomena. Little can we anticipate from the quiet, star-studded sky the violent events in the cosmos. Stars explode. Powerful radio sources eject matter in jets. The ever-changing Universe grows more beautiful and more complex the deeper into it we go. Professor Narlikar skillfully steers us through a cosmic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521638984
• ISBN13: 9780521638982
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A good overview

Considering the complexity of modern astronomy and astrophysics, this book does a very good job at explaining what the main questions/discoveries of astrophysics are in simple terms. I myself would complain that these issues are explored a little too superficially, although this is necessary in order to avoid introducing mathematical concepts and getting too involved. I don't think the author did a good job at describing the first wonder, the earth, but after that the book gets really good. I enjoyed it. Really, this book isn't complicated if you take it as survey. If you want to understand the fundamentals of astronomy and astrophysics, then this book is not for you, although it may help inspire future reading.