Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective / J. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei.
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2011Description: 246 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cmISBN: 9781426206511 (hbk.); 1426206518 (hbk.)Subject(s): Astronomy -- Charts, diagrams, etc | Solar system -- Charts, diagrams, etcDDC classification: 523 LOC classification: QB65 | .G66 2011| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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