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Bezig met laden... Cosmosdoor Giles Sparrow
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. If you have always wanted a chance to stare unblinkingly at the south pole of the moon, or take a look at where we are in relation to the universe at large, or spend some time contemplating the dark matter that surrounds us, this book is a good place to start. The book is huge, so you are going to need a table or a very large lap- and a fairly large chunk of time, because just looking at the pictures might take hours, never mind reading the thing. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The magnificent vault of stars emblazoning Earth's night skies are but an infinitesimal fraction of the hundreds of billions that inhabit our galaxy - and there are at least as many galaxies in the universe as there are stars in the Milky Way. Cosmos makes sense of this dizzying celestial panorama by exploring it one step at a time, illustrating the planets, moons, stars, nebulae, white dwarfs, black holes and other exotica that populate the heavens with some of science's most spectacular photographs. The book opens with an orbital survey of planet Earth, before venturing into the solar system heading for interstellar space and the heart of our galaxy. As the journey unfolds, the rhythms of stellar life emerge: we pass through dark clouds of dust and gas ablaze with newly smelted stars and we witness dying stars bloom and fade as planetary nebulae, or tear themselves apart as supernovae. Having crossed the Milky Way, we enter intergalactic space. Out here we watch the hidden lives of galaxies: we see them flock and cluster, forming massive conglomerations that span millions of light years, visibly warping space with their tremendous gravity. After covering an almost unimaginable 13.4 billion light years, we approach the edge of space and the dawn of time where our voyage must end, but not before we consider how the universe was born, and how it might die. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)523.1Natural sciences and mathematics Astronomy Astronomical objects and astrophysics UniverseLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Readers with an interest in space science and space exploration will find much to appreciate here.
Highly recommended. ( )