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Hubble Robin Kerrod

Hubble By Robin Kerrod

Hubble by Robin Kerrod


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Summary

The Hubble Space Telescope circles Earth, free of the distortions caused by our atmosphere, revealing day by day a universe of amazing complexity, mystery and beauty. This title features images that show stars being born and in their final death throes, evidence of awesome black holes and galactic collisions, and new solar systems in the making.

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Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe by Robin Kerrod

In this title, 32 additional pages are revised throughout and completely redesigned. The Hubble Space Telescope circles Earth, free of the distortions caused by our atmosphere, revealing day by day a universe of amazing complexity, mystery and staggering beauty. This revised edition of Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe features 300 stunning images, including more than 80 new full-color photographs that reveal astonishing and previously unseen details of what once appeared only as gray blurs or dots on a star map. The images show, in unprecedented detail, stars being born and in their final death throes, evidence of awesome black holes and galactic collisions, and new solar systems in the making. An expert and lively commentary by two leading popular astronomy writers complements the stunning images, making this book the essential package for anyone who wants to understand how the universe looks and works.

About Robin Kerrod

Carole Stott, former professional astronomer and head of The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, is the author of several popular space titles and articles for science and astronomy magazines. The late Robin Kerrod was an astronomy and space writer with a string of best-selling titles to his credit, including The Sky at Night and The Star Guide. He was a Fellow both of the Royal Astronomical Society and the British Interplanetary Society.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD BY DAVID S. LECKRONE; HUBBLE: THE STORY SO FAR; INTRODUCTION; 1. STARS IN THE FIRMAMENT; 2. STELLAR DEATH AND DESTRUCTION; 3. GREGARIOUS GALAXIES; 4. THE EXPANSIVE UNIVERSE; 5. SOLAR SYSTEMS; 6. THE HEAVENLY WANDERERS; BACKGROUND BRIEFING...; INTRODUCING TELESCOPES; THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE; GLOSSARY; LANDMARKS IN ASTRONOMY; INDEX.

Additional information

GOR006679273
9781446301708
1446301702
Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe by Robin Kerrod
Used - Very Good
Paperback
David & Charles
20110930
224
N/A
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