Gott, J. Richard. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Apparent sizes -- Mapping the sky -- Distances -- Map of the universe -- Sizes in the solar system -- To infinity and beyond. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781426206511 (hbk.) 1426206518 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010024503 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomy--Charts, diagrams, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Solar system--Charts, diagrams, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB65  / .G66 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>523