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9781847241252

Cosmos

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  • ISBN13:

    9781847241252

  • ISBN10:

    1847241255

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-09-20
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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Summary

A landmark in popular science publishing, Cosmos is a majestic, giant format account of the ultimate journey, a 13.7-billion-light-year voyage from our home planet to the edge of the universe and the beginning of time. It is illustrated with 450 images of incredible beauty. 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.

Author Biography

Giles Sparrow is the author of Atlas of the Constellations, The Traveler's Guide to the Solar System, and The Planets, as well as the children's books Cosmic! and Spaceflight. Dava Sobel is the author of the international bestsellers Galileo's Daughter, Longitude, and The Planets.

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