
The Space Book Revised and Updated
From the Beginning to the End of Time, 250 Milestones in the History of Space & Astronomy
Jim Bell(Author)
Sterling (Publisher)
Published on 7. October 2018
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-1-4549-2939-0 (ISBN)
Description
A revised and updated edition of the successful book, now featuring the most recent discoveries, technologies, and images.
Since the original edition of The Space Book was published in 2013, much has happened in the world of space exploration. This revised and updated edition, with a new introduction from author Jim Bell, brings the popular Milestones book up to date. It includes the most exciting and newsworthy breakthroughs, from the groundbreaking discovery of the Trappist-1 system to the technologies of the future. Take a full-color, chronological tour of the cosmos through completely new entries and spectacular images that cover developments in radio astronomy, NASA's mission to Jupiter, the new Earth-like exoplanets, the world's first interstellar solar sail mission, and more. Many existing entries have been updated with the results of completed and current missions, as well as illuminating recent photography.
'An extraordinary compilation of all that matters, ever mattered, or ever will matter in the universe.' -Neil deGrasse Tyson
Since the original edition of The Space Book was published in 2013, much has happened in the world of space exploration. This revised and updated edition, with a new introduction from author Jim Bell, brings the popular Milestones book up to date. It includes the most exciting and newsworthy breakthroughs, from the groundbreaking discovery of the Trappist-1 system to the technologies of the future. Take a full-color, chronological tour of the cosmos through completely new entries and spectacular images that cover developments in radio astronomy, NASA's mission to Jupiter, the new Earth-like exoplanets, the world's first interstellar solar sail mission, and more. Many existing entries have been updated with the results of completed and current missions, as well as illuminating recent photography.
'An extraordinary compilation of all that matters, ever mattered, or ever will matter in the universe.' -Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Series
Edition
Revised ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Union Square & Co.
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Full-colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 186 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4549-2939-0 (9781454929390)
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Jim Bell
The Space Book Revised and Updated
From the Beginning to the End of Time, 250 Milestones in the History of Space & Astronomy
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02/2019
Union Square & Co.
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