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OCoLC |
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20240726105123.0 |
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190401t20192019maua ob 001 0 eng d |
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NT |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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pn |
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NT |
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EBLCP |
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YDXIT |
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DEGRU |
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WAU |
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YDX |
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OCLCQ |
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TEFOD |
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OCLCQ |
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VOD |
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OCLCQ |
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UKAHL |
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JSTOR |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674239272 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780674239289 |
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| 050 04 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
QC173 |
| Item number |
.G738 2019 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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MAIN |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Cowen, Ron, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1957- |
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Author |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Gravity's century : |
| Remainder of title |
from Einstein's eclipse to images of black holes / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Ron Cowen. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Cambridge, Massachusetts : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Harvard University Press, |
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(c)2019. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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1 online resource (viii, 181 pages) : |
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illustrations |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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computer |
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c |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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online resource |
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cr |
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rdacarrier |
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data file |
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rda |
| 520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
An account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory. Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919, yet that is when he became immortal. On that day, astronomer Arthur Eddington and his team observed a solar eclipse and found something extraordinary: gravity bends light, just as Einstein predicted. The findings confirmed the theory of general relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time. A century later, another group of astronomers is performing a similar experiment on a much larger scale. The Event Horizon Telescope, a globe-spanning array of radio dishes, is examining space surrounding Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. As Ron Cowen recounts, one foremost goal of the experiment is to determine whether Einstein was right on the details. Gravity lies at the heart of what we don't know about quantum mechanics, but tantalizing possibilities for deeper insight are offered by black holes. By observing starlight wrapping around Sagittarius A*, the telescope will not only provide the first direct view of an event horizon--a black hole's point of no return--but will also enable scientists to test Einstein's theory under the most extreme conditions. Gravity's Century shows how we got from the pivotal observations of the 1919 eclipse to the Event Horizon Telescope, and what is at stake today. Breaking down the physics in clear and approachable language, Cowen makes vivid how the quest to understand gravity is really the quest to comprehend the universe.-- |
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| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| 505 00 - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Genesis -- |
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Deeper dive: Testing the equivalence principle before Einstein -- |
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Deeper dive: Space and time: a perfect union -- |
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From turmoil to triumph -- |
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Deeper dive: Riemann's work and the metric tensor -- |
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Deeper dive: The meaning of Einstein's equation -- |
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Eddington on a mission -- |
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Deeper dive: A history of light bending -- |
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Expanding the universe -- |
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Black holes and testing general relativity -- |
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Deeper dive: New tests of Einstein's theory -- |
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Quantum gravity -- |
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Deeper dive: Black holes and the information paradox -- |
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Hearing black holes -- |
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Deeper dive: LIGO and beyond -- |
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Deeper dive: Gravitational waves: lost and found -- |
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Imaging black holes -- |
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Deeper dive: A history of illustrating black holes. |
| 530 ## - COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: |
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| COPYRIGHT INFORMATION |
COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="b">b</a> |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
General relativity (Physics) |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Gravity. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Quantum theory. |
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Astrophysics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Gravitation. |
| 655 #1 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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Electronic Books. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2092894&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518">https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2092894&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518</a> |
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Click to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD) |
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EBSCO |
| Classification part |
QC. |
| PUBLICATION YEAR |
2019 |
| LOCATION |
ONLINE |
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NFIC |
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Cynthia Snell |
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Cynthia Snell |