Hubble Deep Field
How a Photo Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Universe
Published on 2. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-1-4747-4853-7 (ISBN)
Description
A series of photos taken from space more than 20 years ago revealed thousands of unknown galaxies in a tiny patch of "empty" space. Called the Hubble Deep Field, the amazing image is made up of hundreds of photos combined into one. It was taken over the course of 10 days from the Hubble Space Telescope and has prompted astronomers and other scientists to speculate about universe's size, shape, and age. How long ago did the first galaxies appear? Have they always looked like they do today, or have their shapes evolved over time? And will they, along with the universe itself, go on expanding forever? The Hubble Deep Field has helped to answer some of these questions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Capstone Global Library Ltd
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 10 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 235 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4747-4853-7 (9781474748537)
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Noted historian and award-winning author Don Nardo has written many books for young people about American history. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.