Sizing up the Universe The Cosmos in Perspective

Name: Sizing up the Universe The Cosmos in Perspective
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ISBN: 9781426206511

ISBN-10: 1426206518

ISBN-13: 9781426206511

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robert Vanderbei, J. Gott, J. Richard Gott

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Sizing Up the Universereveals an ingenious new way to envision the outsize proportions of space, based on the work of Princeton University professors Richard Gott and Robert Vanderbei. Using scaled maps, object comparisons, and beautiful space photographs, it demonstrates the actual size of objects in the cosmos from Buz Aldrin's historic footprint to the visible universe and beyond. The authors offer visual comparisons with astonishing precision and maximum reader-friendliness, conveying clear and understandable explanations of unimaginable vastness. Plus, as an unprecedented bonus, their 1.5-million-selling Map of the Universe is published here for the first time ever in a bookpresented…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 11/2/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 10.25" wide x 10.26" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English