000 01466cam a2200325 a 4500
001 u5594
003 SA-PMU
005 20210418124811.0
008 100625s2011 dcuab 001 0 eng
010 _a 2010024503
040 _aDLC
_cDLC
_dYDX
_dBTCTA
_dYDXCP
_dOCO
_dCDX
_dYAM
_dPZT
_dUKMGB
_dVP@
020 _a9781426206511 (hbk.)
020 _a1426206518 (hbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)535489997
043 _azs-----
050 0 0 _aQB65
_b.G66 2011
082 0 0 _a523
_222
100 1 _aGott, J. Richard.
245 1 0 _aSizing up the universe :
_bthe cosmos in perspective /
_cJ. Richard Gott, Robert J. Vanderbei.
260 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNational Geographic,
_cc2011.
300 _a246 p. :
_bcol. ill., maps ;
_c26 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aApparent sizes -- Mapping the sky -- Distances -- Map of the universe -- Sizes in the solar system -- To infinity and beyond.
520 _aUsing 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.
650 0 _aAstronomy
_vCharts, diagrams, etc.
651 0 _aSolar system
_vCharts, diagrams, etc.
700 1 _aVanderbei, Robert J.
596 _a1 2
942 _cBOOK
999 _c9778
_d9778