Gott, J. Richard.
Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011. - 246 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Apparent sizes -- Mapping the sky -- Distances -- Map of the universe -- Sizes in the solar system -- To infinity and beyond.
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.
9781426206511 (hbk.) 1426206518 (hbk.)
2010024503
Astronomy--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Solar system--Charts, diagrams, etc.
QB65 / .G66 2011
523
Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei. - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011. - 246 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Apparent sizes -- Mapping the sky -- Distances -- Map of the universe -- Sizes in the solar system -- To infinity and beyond.
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.
9781426206511 (hbk.) 1426206518 (hbk.)
2010024503
Astronomy--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Solar system--Charts, diagrams, etc.
QB65 / .G66 2011
523