false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172779801m/215763.jpg 215763 8 <p>Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials?</p> <p>From the ancients who charted the heavens to <em>Star Trek</em>, The <em>X-Files</em>, and <em>Apollo 13</em>, outer space has intrigued people through the ages. Yet most of us look up at the night sky and feel totally in the dark when it comes to the basic facts about the universe.</p> <p>Kenneth C. Davis steps into that void with a lively and readable guide to the discoveries, theories, and real people who have shed light on the mysteries and wonders of the cosmos. Discover why Einstein was such a genius, the truth behind a blue moon or two, the amazing secrets of Stonehenge, and even how one great astronomer lost his nose.</p> <p>With the fun question-and-answer format that has appealed to the millions of readers of his bestselling Don't Much About® series, you'll be taking off on an exciting armchair exploration of the solar system, the Milky Way, and beyond.</p> 208890 2001 Don't Know Much About the Universe: Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...(Paperback)) total:61|5:4|4:30|3:22|2:4|1:1| 61 215 108 8 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 19:37:35 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 00:46:36 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 19:37:35 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 14:18:26 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 23 14:18:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sun May 10 14:33:16 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 14:34:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Jun 09 05:31:32 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 09 05:33:34 -0700 2007 Coming of Age in the Milky Way and The Red Shift, nor as glib as any number of quickie guides to the history of cosmology. He is just right. And that says a lot.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 21:21:12 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 21:11:00 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 02 13:32:56 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 27 19:42:19 -0700 2008 here.]]> 1 0 false false Mon Apr 14 15:06:30 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 15:09:02 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 19 21:53:44 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 21:47:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Nov 23 08:04:02 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 08:04:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 21:10:14 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 21:10:14 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 21:43:54 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:11:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 05:50:54 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 05:50:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 09:37:48 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:37:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 03:22:01 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 03:22:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 07:44:29 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:44:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 15:11:44 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 15:11:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 29 10:34:03 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 10:34:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 06:25:38 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:26:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 21:32:22 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:32:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 06:18:58 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 06:19:03 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=215763