The Cosmic Tourist: Visit the 100 Most Awe-Inspiring Destinations in the Universe! - Rilegato

May, Brian; Moore, Patrick; Lintott, Chris

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ISBN 10: 1847326196 ISBN 13: 9781847326195

Casa editrice: Carlton Books Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

Take your seats for an out-of-this-word tour through the Cosmos! Brian May, Patrick Moore, and Chris Lintott—authors of Bang!—fly us from Earth to the farthest-out galaxies. Along the way, we stop and gaze at 100 amazing sights, from asteroids to zodiacal dust. And each of our three tour guides has a special expertise and passion that they bring to their very personal explanations of what we see: Patrick is a lunar specialist; Brian is the leading authority on dust in our solar system, and Chris researches the formation of stars and galaxies. Extraordinary images present the universe as seen through the eyes of the biggest and best telescopes on Earth and in space, and occasionally from the backyards of expert amateur observers.

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A coffee-table tome of the top 100 sights in the universe, with sumptuous photographs of distant stars and exploding supernovae --Telegraph

Brian (May) stresses that the new book is accessible to budding astronomy beginners, describing it as "a tourist guide book to the skies" that will leave you "well into astronomy --The Huffington Post

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In the book, the reader is taken around the "100 most awe-inspiring destinatinos in the universe" in an imaginary spaceship powered by the "speed of thought" and named after Sir Patrick's cat Ptolemy. The cover illustration by Brian features the trio cosied up in the rocket... --Daily Express

The Cosmic Tourist ... is a wonderful tour of the cosmos from Earth to the edge of the universe with three of the world's best-known astronomers. --All About Space

The photography is really magical...an ideal gift for anybody with an interest in astronomy --Good Book Guide

If anyone wants to get away this Christmas, here is the book with which to do it. ... The 'voyage' beyond the stars is an unexpectedly rewarding way to grasp the concept of Space --Daily Mail. Best Illustrated book in Daily Mail

If anyone wants to get away this Christmas, here is the book with which to do it. ... The 'voyage' beyond the stars is an unexpectedly rewarding way to grasp the concept of Space --Daily Mail

A book to delight the scientifically curious --New Scientist

...this beautifully produced, well-illustrated book takes a thematic journey through the cosmos... an ideal holiday package for armchair astronomers of all levels of experience --BBC The Sky At Night magazine

A book to delight the scientifically curious --New Scientist

L'autore:

Although best known to the world as the lead guitarist of supergroup Queen, Brian May has a PhD in astrophysics. He uses his remarkable communication skills to share his enthusiasm for astronomy with the world.  The late Sir Patrick Moore was the world's best-loved astronomer, author of more than 100 books, and presenter of the world's longest-running TV program, BBC's The Sky at Night. He was also a renowned musician, with a multitude of compositions to his name, including a march especially commissioned from him by the Royal Marines. Sir Patrick died on December 9, 2012.  Chris Lintott is best known as the copresenter, with Patrick, of The Sky at Night. He received a degree in Physics from Cambridge, then earned his PhD in Astrophysics at University College London. He is now doing further research at Oxford.

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• Editore: Carlton Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1847326196
• ISBN 13: 9781847326195
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 192