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Black holes

1. Astronomy Information Leaflets
2. Black Hole: The Death of a Star
3. Black Holes FAQ
4. High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center
5. Lectures: Physics Colloquiums: Gravitational Entropy (June '98)
6. Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars

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Astronomy Information Leaflets

Text from a series of educational leaflets covering a wide range of topics in astronomy and cosmology. Educational use of the information by private individuals or schools is encouraged.
     Author: Royal Greenwich Observatory
     Subjects: astronomy education, black holes, cosmology, pulsars, satellites, spectroscopy, stars
     DeweyClass: 520
     Resource type: document collection

Black Hole: The Death of a Star

Provides an introduction to the black hole phenomena, including the formation of singularities. Also outlines the physical properties of black holes, and examines the connection between them and the theory of relativity.
     Author: Min, Loi Hui; Kiang, Cuandi & Tan Keng
     Subjects: black holes
     DeweyClass: 523.887
     Resource type: documents

Black Holes FAQ

Answers to questions such as 'how big is a black hole', 'what is a wormhole' and 'what is a white hole'.
     Author: Bunn, Ted
     Subjects: astronomy education, black holes, cosmology, stars
     DeweyClass: 523.887
     Resource type: document

High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center

Includes information on supernovas, X-ray binaries, black holes, and the research programme.
     Author: NASA
     Subjects: astronomy research, astrophysics, black holes, cosmology, stars, x-rays
     DeweyClass: 523.01
     Resource type: documents

Lectures: Physics Colloquiums: Gravitational Entropy (June '98)

Text of a lecture by the physicist Stephen Hawking, in which he discusses the connection between black holes and entropy, the quantitative measure of the relative disorder of a system.
     Author: Hawking, Stephen
     Subjects: black holes, gravity
     DeweyClass: 523.1
     Resource type: article

Virtual Trips to Black Holes and Neutron Stars

Descriptions and MPEG animations that simulate travel to black holes and neutron stars. These movies are scientifically accurate computer animations made with strict adherence to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. The descriptions are written to be understandable on a variety of levels.
     Author: Nemiroff, Robert
     Subjects: astronomy education, black holes, relativity, space observation, stars
     DeweyClass: 523.887
     Resource type: moving images