Deep Space
Beyond the Solar System to the Edge of the Universe and the Beginning of Time
$44.60
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2024
Summary
Join award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilling on a journey through space and time to the most far-reaching corners of the universe in this stunning photographic voyage into deep space.
This one-of-a-kind trip begins inside our own solar system with a brief tour of the sun, the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. We then accelerate into deep space and, with Schilling as our guide, we explore the birth of stars in the Orion and Carina Nebulae; the death…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762487233 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0762487232 |
| Author: | Govert Schilling |
| Publisher: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Running Press Adult |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 980g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 254mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“A stunning and essential coffee-table book… This impressive book is filled with hundreds of gorgeous full-color photographs on glossy black paper that emulate looking into deep space…There are also eye-opening facts about the vast expanse of the universe. Targeted at amateur astronomers, the book takes advantage of today’s advanced astronomy research that provides exciting new information from the sensitive eyes of modern large telescopes, both in space and on the ground.” –Library Journal, starred review
About The Author
Govert Schilling
Govert Schilling is an award-winning astronomy writer whose work has appeared in New Scientist, Science, and BBC Sky at Night Magazine. He is a contributing editor to Sky & Telescope and author of Constellations: The Story of Space Told Through the 88 Known Star Patterns in the Night Sky, Ripples in Spacetime, and The Elephant in the Universe. He lives in the Netherlands.
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