The Physical Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy
Description
THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE: An Introduction to Astronomy by Frank Shu is a classic text that despite its age, still offers up concise and exact explanations of concepts in physics from basic thermodynamics and quantum up to solar and galactic physics and on to cosmology. The philosophical ruminations on life not only add to this book's depth, but also to its basic sense of humanity.
PUBLISHER:
MIT Press
ISBN-10:
0935702059
ISBN-13:
9780935702057
BINDING:
Hardback
PUBLICATION YEAR:
1981
NUMBER OF PAGES:
584
BOOK DIMENSIONS:
1.3(H) x 8.75(W) x 11.31(D)
AUDIENCE TYPE:
General / adult
LANGUAGE:
English