The Stars: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos
Year: 2016 Language: english Author: Dorling Kindersley Limited Genre: Handbook Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Limited ISBN: 978-1-4654-5340-2 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 258 Description: The definitive visual guide to exploring all the marvels of the stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond. Chart the wonders of the cosmos in our own solar system and beyond with The Stars. Packed with 3-D artworks of each constellation and incredible new imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, ground-based observatories worldwide, and more, this awe-inspiring guide features the most fascinating objects known to astronomy, from glittering star-birth nebulae to supermassive black holes. The position, size, and colour of every night-sky object is revealed with unprecedented clarity, and a specially commissioned 3-D model of the celestial sphere that surrounds our planet charts all 88 constellations, together forming a complete map of the sky. From the Big Bang to the search for extra-terrestrial life, key areas in astronomy and cosmology are covered, and colourful infographics distil a wealth of data into an easy-to-digest visual format. Whether you want to know more about space and the night sky or are eager to take up stargazing, The Stars is your guide to exploring these fascinating marvels of the universe.
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The Stars: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Cosmos
Language: english
Author: Dorling Kindersley Limited
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Limited
ISBN: 978-1-4654-5340-2
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 258
Description: The definitive visual guide to exploring all the marvels of the stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond.
Chart the wonders of the cosmos in our own solar system and beyond with The Stars. Packed with 3-D artworks of each constellation and incredible new imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, ground-based observatories worldwide, and more, this awe-inspiring guide features the most fascinating objects known to astronomy, from glittering star-birth nebulae to supermassive black holes.
The position, size, and colour of every night-sky object is revealed with unprecedented clarity, and a specially commissioned 3-D model of the celestial sphere that surrounds our planet charts all 88 constellations, together forming a complete map of the sky. From the Big Bang to the search for extra-terrestrial life, key areas in astronomy and cosmology are covered, and colourful infographics distil a wealth of data into an easy-to-digest visual format.
Whether you want to know more about space and the night sky or are eager to take up stargazing, The Stars is your guide to exploring these fascinating marvels of the universe.
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