Mapping Science: the Universe
Published on 1. April 2004
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-304-36131-1 (ISBN)
Description
What did ancient peoples think when they looked up to the heavens? What toold do modern astronomers use to observe the universe? What is actually in the universe? What are black holes? This authoritative and accessible book examines all the important large-scale features of the known universe and looks at the fundamental questions that lie at the heart of our existence: Where did the universe come from? How old is it? What is time?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
Colour 80
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 186 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-304-36131-1 (9780304361311)
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Jack Challoner
The Universe
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Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
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Jack Challoner gained a degree in physics at Imperial College, London, and apost-graduate teaching certificate at Kingston Polytechnic. He worked in theEducation Unit of London's Science Museum for three years. Jack began his career as an author after leaving the Museum in 1991, mostly writing children'sbooks. Since moving back to his native Bristol, he has concentrated more on popular science for adult readers, including books to accompany the highly-acclaimed Equinox series on Channel 4. In all, he has written 22 science books and has performed hundreds of scientific lecture-demonstrations in museums, schools and libraries.