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OverviewThe magnificent vault of stars emblazoning Earth's night skies are but an infinitesimal fraction of the hundreds of billions that inhabit our galaxy - and there are at least as many galaxies in the universe as there are stars in the Milky Way. Cosmos makes sense of this dizzying celestial panorama by exploring it one step at a time, illustrating the planets, moons, stars, nebulae, white dwarfs, black holes and other exotica that populate the heavens with some of science's most spectacular photographs. The book opens with an orbital survey of planet Earth, before venturing into the solar system heading for interstellar space and the heart of our galaxy. As the journey unfolds, the rhythms of stellar life emerge: we pass through dark clouds of dust and gas ablaze with newly smelted stars and we witness dying stars bloom and fade as planetary nebulae, or tear themselves apart as supernovae. Having crossed the Milky Way, we enter intergalactic space. Out here we watch the hidden lives of galaxies: we see them flock and cluster, forming massive conglomerations that span millions of light years, visibly warping space with their tremendous gravity. After covering an almost unimaginable 13.4 billion light years, we approach the edge of space and the dawn of time where our voyage must end, but not before we consider how the universe was born, and how it might die. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Giles Sparrow , Dava SobelPublisher: Quercus Publishing Imprint: Quercus Publishing Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 36.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 43.70cm Weight: 3.756kg ISBN: 9781847241252ISBN 10: 1847241255 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 20 September 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsimages of staggering beauty with jaw dropping photographs - Sunday Express images of staggering beauty with jaw dropping photographs - Sunday Express Sunday Express Author InformationAuthor Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-Sparrow/151083374962959Giles Sparrow studied Astronomy at University College London, and Science Communication at Imperial College. He is the author of The Universe and How to See It and The Planets (Quercus 2006) and he was also a major contributor to Dorling Kindersley's Universe. Dava Sobel is the author of the international bestsellers Longitude and The Planets. Tab Content 6Author Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Giles-Sparrow/151083374962959Countries AvailableAll regions |
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