Smithsonian: Universe: the definitive visual guide
Detailed profiles and stunning visuals explore every aspect of the cosmos. From the big bang to planets in our solar system and beyond, this new edition provides comprehensive and up-to-date maps of the night sky, explores the history of telescopes and the latest equipment for amateur observers, and highlights the most recent discoveries in astronomy. -- adapted from back cover.
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- Full title :Smithsonian : Universe: the definitive visual guide / general editor, Martin Rees.
Summary
Detailed profiles and stunning visuals explore every aspect of the cosmos. From the big bang to planets in our solar system and beyond, this new edition provides comprehensive and up-to-date maps of the night sky, explores the history of telescopes and the latest equipment for amateur observers, and highlights the most recent discoveries in astronomy. -- adapted from back cover.
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- Publication Date:©2020, 2005
- Edition:American edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):DK Publishing
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2020, 2005
Notes
At head of title: DK Smithsonian.
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:528 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) : 31 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781465499950, 1465499954
- oclc:on1315611999
- LC Classification:QB981
- Dewey Decimal:523.1
Table of Contents
About this book -- A short tour of the universe / by Martin Rees -- Introduction. -- The beginning and end of the universe -- The view from Earth -- Guide to the universe. -- The night sky -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
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