Sizing Up the Universe: The Cosmos in Perspective

J. Richard Gott III; Robert Vanderbei

ISBN 10: 1426216009 / ISBN 13: 9781426216008

Verlag: National Geographic

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Sizing Up the Universe reveals 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 Buzz 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 book—presented on an oversize foldout page that maximizes its eye-popping presentation of satellites, planets, stars, and galaxies.

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Titel: Sizing Up the Universe: The Cosmos in ...
Verlag: National Geographic
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: As New
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