Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott and Robert J. Vanderbei.

Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott and Robert J. Vanderbei.

By
: 
Gott, J. Richard.

Publication Date
: 
2010

Publication Information
: 
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic,

Physical Description
: 
246 p. : ill., charts.

Subject Term
: 
Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc.

Geographic Term
: 
Solar system -- Charts, diagrams, etc.

Additional Contributors
: 
Vanderbei, Robert J.

Summary
: 
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.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9781426206511

General Note
: 
Includes index.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall Number
Fogo IslandAdult NFicAdult Non-Fiction523 G71
GanderAdult NFicAdult Non-Fiction523 G71
Grand Falls-Windsor - HarmsworthAdult NFic OversizeAdult Non-Fiction Oversize Book523 G71