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Universe
Embark on the most astounding of odysseys, a voyage into realms not only stranger than we can imagine but also far, far more beautiful. " A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos" leads us into a celestial panorama that extends for 130 billion trillion kilometres (80 billion trillion miles) in every direction, and allows us to explore nearly 200 of the most extraordinary astronomical views ever uncovered. Complementing these up-to-date and spectacular images are enlightening descriptions of the planets, stars, nebulae, white dwarfs, supernovae, black holes and other exotica that populate our universe.
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First published May 18, 2006
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December 17, 2020
This is quite possibly the most breathtaking book I have ever been blessed with.
May 6, 2021
brilliant
August 23, 2019
Un excelente repaso al fabuloso Zoo cósmico. Cuya posibilidad de apreciar debemos a los telescopios de última generación. Las fotografías e imágenes de simulaciones computacionales son hermosas. Los textos son pequeños y al grano. Lo malo es que la edición en español falla muchas veces en la traducción de algunos términos o en la redacción.
November 10, 2019
Just wow!
January 8, 2013
Enjoyed the journey, but needed it to be more extended and lively. All I could think of every time is the universe. It’s beyond the comparison of anything and its birth and death still holds a mystery.
When I explained about my intention of seeing the universe, I mean understanding the universe and a dream of leaping off from earth and go far and beyond to know what universe really is - to a friend he said “I don't know how you will react to the Green Lantern movie".
That's my fascination about the Universe or wait is there anything beyond, who created it? Certainly not earthly gods and as a follower of Prof. Stephen Hawking I disagree to the "let there be light and air" things (No offence).
Of course I did watched the Green Lantern movie and was awestruck (btw I have previously enjoyed watching G.L on Justice League).I have seen the “Journey To The Edge Of The Universe" which is a documentary film broadcast on National Geographic and Discovery Channels and many more such documentaries and have a few books to read and some already read (about Universe).
I am into the Universe like a boyfriend is to a girlfriend or say a stalker is to his/her stalked. I have so many ultimate dreams (yes so many - not a grammar mistake). one of them being as I said to leap off the earth and go on and on to what is there and beyond (what if there are Universes). that's too fiction if you say then how about a space trip, well may not be the one which might take me far far away because I know that with today's tech I would be a vegetable with no bones by the time I reach Jupiter and even one can treat it what about aging?. Remember time and tide does not stop for a man. But one thing is possible if I earn lots and lots money overnight - Virgin Galactic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_G....
My research continues and it is okay to expect a thesis from me in near future about this matter. All will unfold as the time moves forward.
When I explained about my intention of seeing the universe, I mean understanding the universe and a dream of leaping off from earth and go far and beyond to know what universe really is - to a friend he said “I don't know how you will react to the Green Lantern movie".
That's my fascination about the Universe or wait is there anything beyond, who created it? Certainly not earthly gods and as a follower of Prof. Stephen Hawking I disagree to the "let there be light and air" things (No offence).
Of course I did watched the Green Lantern movie and was awestruck (btw I have previously enjoyed watching G.L on Justice League).I have seen the “Journey To The Edge Of The Universe" which is a documentary film broadcast on National Geographic and Discovery Channels and many more such documentaries and have a few books to read and some already read (about Universe).
I am into the Universe like a boyfriend is to a girlfriend or say a stalker is to his/her stalked. I have so many ultimate dreams (yes so many - not a grammar mistake). one of them being as I said to leap off the earth and go on and on to what is there and beyond (what if there are Universes). that's too fiction if you say then how about a space trip, well may not be the one which might take me far far away because I know that with today's tech I would be a vegetable with no bones by the time I reach Jupiter and even one can treat it what about aging?. Remember time and tide does not stop for a man. But one thing is possible if I earn lots and lots money overnight - Virgin Galactic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_G....
My research continues and it is okay to expect a thesis from me in near future about this matter. All will unfold as the time moves forward.
September 9, 2015
I have always been totally fascinated with space, and especially with the whole idea of the mind-blowing, incomprehensible distances involved (see Douglas Adams), and the connections between space and time. I mean, when you think about it, isn't it completely freaky that the farther away you look, the further back in time you are seeing? It's hard to get your head around that!
This book really appeals to these enthusiasms of mine. It is both a distance-map and a chronology of objects in space, with stunning photographs organized from the nearest to the farthest away (in both space and time). Starting with the Moon (1.3 light seconds away), the catalog proceeds through the planets to other galactic neighbors (the Horsehead Nebula - 1.5 thousand light years away; the Omega Centauri globular cluster - 17 thousand light years away) and beyond (the Large Magellanic Cloud - 160 thousand light years away; Andromeda Galaxy - 2.5 million light years away).
The closer you get to the end, the more impossible - and intriguing - the distances (and the clarity of the photos) get. 55 million light years to the Spindle Galaxy; 235 million lights years to the Perseus A Black Hole. (It's the gas being sucked into the hole that you see). 3 billion light years to the Abell 2218 Galactic Cluster.
3 billion light years!?! Is anyone else dumbstruck by that? How on earth do you observe and take a picture of something that far away? Yes, I'm a naive, non-scientific Luddite who is easily impressed, and I am very happy to be spellbound by something that others can easily explain. Fitting "hundreds of galaxies" into one photograph is just...whacked. I love thinking about that.
The binding, as someone else noted in a different review, is weak, but the pictures are just stunning. STUNNING.
Wow.
This book really appeals to these enthusiasms of mine. It is both a distance-map and a chronology of objects in space, with stunning photographs organized from the nearest to the farthest away (in both space and time). Starting with the Moon (1.3 light seconds away), the catalog proceeds through the planets to other galactic neighbors (the Horsehead Nebula - 1.5 thousand light years away; the Omega Centauri globular cluster - 17 thousand light years away) and beyond (the Large Magellanic Cloud - 160 thousand light years away; Andromeda Galaxy - 2.5 million light years away).
The closer you get to the end, the more impossible - and intriguing - the distances (and the clarity of the photos) get. 55 million light years to the Spindle Galaxy; 235 million lights years to the Perseus A Black Hole. (It's the gas being sucked into the hole that you see). 3 billion light years to the Abell 2218 Galactic Cluster.
3 billion light years!?! Is anyone else dumbstruck by that? How on earth do you observe and take a picture of something that far away? Yes, I'm a naive, non-scientific Luddite who is easily impressed, and I am very happy to be spellbound by something that others can easily explain. Fitting "hundreds of galaxies" into one photograph is just...whacked. I love thinking about that.
The binding, as someone else noted in a different review, is weak, but the pictures are just stunning. STUNNING.
Wow.
November 29, 2015
A large pictorial book showing the recent photographs of our solar system, beginning with Earth and going away from the sun toward the center of the Milky Way and then to the edge of the observable universe. Each page has noted the distance from Earth measured by the time it takes light to travel from the object, its identification and a very brief explanation. The pictures are not as good as the photos available from the astronomy websites, but are good enough to make a good impression. The trip ends with the WMAP map of the universe and a computer-simulated map of dark matter, followed by a glossary, photo credits, index (by object name) and copyright page. The book conveys a sense of the vastness and variety of the universe.
April 21, 2012
Essentially a picture book, but what pictures they are! Universe takes you on a journey from the Earth out to the far reaches of the cosmos, offering some of the more impressive sights so far captured by astronomers and a brief description/explanation of what you are looking at in each picture as well as how far away it is from the Earth. There isn't a great deal of scientific depth to the blurbs, but the information that is included is very well explained with minimum technical terms and a helpful glossary at the back for what jargon is inescapable. All in all an excellent and inspiring read (look?) for any beginning astronomer.
August 14, 2012
“Universe “ contains around 200 images , each one with information of distances , name of the objects and a brief explanation of the image. Sometimes interesting , sometimes not. But the photos are really good. You can see details from the different satellites from our solar system but also far galaxies.
There are photos showing 2 galaxies in collision , in that moment is when you remember how small and insignificance we are…
There are photos showing 2 galaxies in collision , in that moment is when you remember how small and insignificance we are…
October 23, 2008
For all you smarty pants who tease me for reading so much, this one has, like, *no* words. It's *all* pictures, with short captions. So what if some of the words are "chasmata," "interstellar," "globules," "photoevaporation," "hypergiant," and "luminescent."
I have used this the last 3 weeks of Newton's Universe, as we've covered the universe, stars and the solar system. Cool stuff.
I have used this the last 3 weeks of Newton's Universe, as we've covered the universe, stars and the solar system. Cool stuff.
November 30, 2009
Seriously fascinating stuff. This book contains beautiful color pictures of many prominent figures of the universe, and each picture includes a snippet of information about the subject. I learned a great deal from this book, and it's a great introduction to the universe at large.
May 11, 2009
Gorgeous pictures, fascinating subject matter - would have loved more information on the objects. The binding fell apart for whatever that's worth.
June 9, 2009
Mind-blowing!
November 4, 2009
There are some fantastic images in this book.
May 10, 2011
Great photos. Commentary a little stretched as he repeatedly tries to include belief in undiscovered life on other planets.
January 20, 2013
Whilst I'd have preferred a little more indepth discussion, the pictures are really beautiful.
March 13, 2012
My favorite picture book.
May 6, 2013
Beautiful images of our amazing universe. Each photo has a paragraph of exciting facts.
August 19, 2013
WONDERFULL ABOVE ALL I LOVE THE PICTURES. BRETHTAKING
July 11, 2016
Who doesn't love pictures of planetary nebulae?
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