Inside this remarkable guide to space, you will find everything from detailed planetary topography to the most current facts and figures about our amazing Universe.
Hundreds of maps, diagrams, illustrations, and color photographs document our universe.
Comprehensive tour of the universe begins with our solar system and explores the immediate and neighboring galaxies and the rest of the observable universe.
Critically acclaimed science writer Ann Finkbeiner tells the inside story of the Sloan and how it is revolutionizing astronomy.
Giant Atlas of the Universe - Us
Presents the lives and theories of famous astonomers throughout history up to the present day, describing their discoveries and the importance of their work for the study of the Universe.
This book presents a selection of beautiful illustrations of the increasingly observable cosmos, from hand-colored maps of ancient times to photographs of distant galaxies viewed through powerful, state-of-the-art space telescopes."--
Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Just how big is the universe anyway? Space Atlas answers all these questions and more while exploring the far reaches of space, from our own planet to neutron stars, thousands of light years away.
... Universe by propagating into “large” extra space dimensions, the strength of fundamental gravity in extra dimensions ... ATLAS has a rich programme of searches for microscopic black holes. If there are extra dimensions at an energy scale ...
Exploring everything from asteroids to space stations, chapters include- * The Scale of the Universe * Our Journey into Outer Space * Maps of our Planets * The Evolution of the Universe This beautifully illustrated book will delight readers ...
Are the colors real? How are these images made? "Coloring the Universe" uses accessible language to describe how these giant telescopes work, what scientists learn with them, and how they are used to make color images.