Hubble New Edition
The Mirror on the Universe
Published on 30. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4463-0170-8 (ISBN)
Description
In this title, 32 additional pages are revised throughout and completely redesigned. The Hubble Space Telescope circles Earth, free of the distortions caused by our atmosphere, revealing day by day a universe of amazing complexity, mystery and staggering beauty. This revised edition of "Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe" features 300 stunning images, including more than 80 new full-color photographs that reveal astonishing and previously unseen details of what once appeared only as gray blurs or dots on a star map. The images show, in unprecedented detail, stars being born and in their final death throes, evidence of awesome black holes and galactic collisions, and new solar systems in the making. An expert and lively commentary by two leading popular astronomy writers complements the stunning images, making this book the essential package for anyone who wants to understand how the universe looks and works.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4463-0170-8 (9781446301708)
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Persons
Carole Stott, former professional astronomer and head of The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, is the author of several popular space titles and articles for science and astronomy magazines. The late Robin Kerrod was an astronomy and space writer with a string of best-selling titles to his credit, including The Sky at Night and The Star Guide. He was a Fellow both of the Royal Astronomical Society and the British Interplanetary Society.
Content
FOREWORD BY DAVID S. LECKRONE; HUBBLE: THE STORY SO FAR; INTRODUCTION; 1. STARS IN THE FIRMAMENT; 2. STELLAR DEATH AND DESTRUCTION; 3. GREGARIOUS GALAXIES; 4. THE EXPANSIVE UNIVERSE; 5. SOLAR SYSTEMS; 6. THE HEAVENLY WANDERERS; BACKGROUND BRIEFING...; INTRODUCING TELESCOPES; THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE; GLOSSARY; LANDMARKS IN ASTRONOMY; INDEX.