ADOLFO STAHL LECTURES IN ASTRONOMY

By MARY ROBINSON

CONTENTS WATCHERS OF THE SKIES OUR SUN ASPECTS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM THE ROCKY PLANETS THE HUNT FOR PLANET X VOYAGES TO THE OUTER PLANETS HARBINGERS OF DOOM IMPACT! FOUR HUNDRED YEARS OF THE TELESCOPE THE FAMILY OF STARS AGING STARS THE SEARCH FOR OTHER WORLDS ARE WE ALONE? THE SEARCH FOR LIFE BEYOND THE EARTH OUR ISLAND UNIVERSE WONDERS OF THE SOUTHERN SKY PROVING EINSTEIN RIGHT BLACK HOLES: NO NEED TO BE AFRAID IT’S ABOUT TIME HUBBLE’S HERITAGE: THE ASTRONOMER AND THE TELESCOPE THAT HONOURS HIS NAME THE VIOLENT UNIVERSE THE INVISIBLE UNIVERSE: DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY THE AFTERGLOW OF CREATION TO IN?NITY AND BEYOND: A VIEW OF THE COSMOS