Finding our Place in the Universe: How We Discovered Laniakea—the Milky Way's Home

Author:   Hélène Courtois (Professor and Vice-President, University of Lyon) ,  Nikki Kopelman
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
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Pages:   184
Publication Date:   21 May 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Hélène Courtois (Professor and Vice-President, University of Lyon) ,  Nikki Kopelman
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 20.30cm
ISBN:  

9780262039956


ISBN 10:   0262039958
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   21 May 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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A luminous behind-the-scenes record of a two-decade astrophysical feat. -Nature


This identification of Laniakea is a tour de force, and Courtois' account gives it life. -Times Higher Education A luminous behind-the-scenes record of a two-decade astrophysical feat. -Nature


A luminous behind-the-scenes record of a two-decade astrophysical feat. -Nature This identification of Laniakea is a tour de force, and Courtois' account gives it life. -Times Higher Education


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Hel ne Courtois is a French astrophysicist specializing in cosmography. She is Professor and Vice President at the University of Lyon 1 and the director of a research team at the Lyon Institute of Nuclear Physics. She received the 2018 Scientist of the Year Award from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for her international influence. She is featured in the 2019 documentary Cosmic Flows- The Cartographers of the Universe by CPB Films.

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