Universe: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos

Universe: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos

by NicolasCheetham (Author)

Synopsis

Embark on the most astounding of odysseys, a voyage into realms not only stranger than we can imagine but also far, far more beautiful. "Universe: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos" leads us into a celestial panorama that extends for 130 billion trillion kilometres (80 billion trillion miles) in every direction, and allows us to explore nearly 200 of the most extraordinary astronomical views ever uncovered. Complementing these up-to-date and spectacular images are enlightening descriptions of the planets, stars, nebulae, white dwarfs, supernovae, black holes and other exotica that populate our universe.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Published: 18 May 2006

ISBN 10: 1905204175
ISBN 13: 9781905204175

Author Bio
Nicolas Cheetham studied at the University of Edinburgh where he read Classics and Byzantine history as well as Artificial Intelligence, before working as an editor specializing in popular science. He is the author of Earth: A New Perspective and lives in London.