TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gott,J.Richard
AU  - Vanderbei,Robert J.
TI  - Sizing up the universe: the cosmos in perspective 
SN  - 9781426206511 (hbk.)
AV  - QB65 .G66 2011
U1  - 523 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Geographic
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Charts, diagrams, etc
KW  - Solar system
N1  - Includes index; Apparent sizes -- Mapping the sky -- Distances -- Map of the universe -- Sizes in the solar system -- To infinity and beyond
N2  - 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
ER  -