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==History==
==History==
Much of the content of this book is published here for the first time. Two examples of this are: one from Arizona's Lowell Observatory and another from the Royal Astronomical Society of London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shrouds of the Night Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies|url=http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780387789743|publisher=Springer|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>
Much of the content of this book is published here for the first time. Two examples of this are: one from Arizona's Lowell Observatory and another from the Royal Astronomical Society of London.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shrouds of the Night Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies|url=https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9780387789743|publisher=Springer|accessdate=3 January 2018}}</ref>
==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 11:44, 29 January 2018

Shrouds of the Night is a book from the astronomy genre.

Overview

This books is an education on dark matter, the invisible matter which comprises about 70% of space.[1] The book was written at the Mount Stromlo Observatory in 2007 by David Block and Ken Freeman. It can be seen as a timetable presenting astronomical photography from 1826 to the present day.[2]

The reader is exposed to information about galaxies in which challenges and concepts facing the astronomical community today have been explored.

History

Much of the content of this book is published here for the first time. Two examples of this are: one from Arizona's Lowell Observatory and another from the Royal Astronomical Society of London.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ David L. Block; Kenneth Freeman; Ivânio Puerari (12 November 2010). Galaxies and their Masks: A Conference in Honour of K.C. Freeman, FRS. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4419-7317-7.
  2. ^ McClurg-Welland, Ian. "Book Reviews Shrouds of the Night". Astronomy Now. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Shrouds of the Night Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies". Springer. Retrieved 3 January 2018.


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