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50 Universe Ideas You Really Need to Know
Joanne Baker
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Description for 50 Universe Ideas You Really Need to Know
Hardback. An accessible introduction to the central ideas of astronomy and cosmology. Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
For millennia humanity has gazed in wonder at the night sky, tracked the motions of the planets and attempted to explain our place in the Universe. But only in our own time has the true scale, the astonishing variety and the remarkable strangeness of the cosmos come clearly into focus.
The pace and sophistication of recent scientific discovery has been breathtaking, but breakthroughs are often difficult to understand and their impact is hard to fully appreciate. In 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know: Universe, Joanne Baker clearly and concisely explains all of the essential concepts, major discoveries ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
Condition
New
Weight
540g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857381231
SKU
V9780857381231
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About Joanne Baker
Joanne Baker studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge and took her PhD at the University of Sydney. She is currently Senior Comment Editor at Nature magazine.
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