Cosmic Horizons : Astronomy at the Cutting Edge (American Museum of Natural History Book)

Cosmic Horizons : Astronomy at the Cutting Edge (American Museum of Natural History Book)

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 253 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9781565846029
  • DDC分類 520

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"An American Museum of Natural History Book"

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Cosmic Horizons illuminates the most recent discoveries of modern astrophysics with essays by leading astronomers, including NASA scientists. The book also features profiles of astronomers such as Carl Sagan and Georges Lemaitre (father of the Big Bang theory), case studies that cover the controversial evidence for the possibility of life on Mars, and stunning four-color photographs throughout. Written for the general reader, Cosmic Horizons makes the complex, abstract areas of astronomy and astrophysics-from the Big Bang to black holes-accessible and comprehensible to the public. Complementing the museum's acclaimed Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center exhibition, the book investigates how the universe expands to produce galaxies, stars, and planets, and, perhaps, life on other worlds. It also examines some of the emerging technologies that make these discoveries possible.With more than eighty full-color images and a resource section that includes a bibliography and an extensive glossary, Cosmic Horizons offers a new appreciation of the complexities of time and space and a greater understanding of our fragile planet and the universe beyond.