Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott and Robert J. Vanderbei.
TITLE:
Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott and Robert J. Vanderbei.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic,
Physical Description:
246 p. : ill., charts.
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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.
