Books by "William S. Maddox"
5 books found
History of California: 1846-1848
by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Henry Lebbeus Oak, William Nemos, Frances Fuller Victor
1886
This work examines California's history from 1520 to 1890. It also contains a ethnology of the state's population, economics, and politics.
Written by one of the leading authorities in the field, this is one of the first book's to describe one of today's most important problems in cosmology - the formation of galaxies. The book tackles this great puzzle by discusses the beginnings of the process from cosmological observations and calculations, considers the broad features of galaxies that we need to explain and what we know of their later history. The author compares the competing theories for galaxy formation and considers the progress expected from new generations of powerful telescopes both on earth and in space. An intriguing text on one of today's greatest and most profound puzzles.