Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe

David M Meyer

ISBN 10: 1598037218 / ISBN 13: 9781598037210

Editore: The Great Courses, Chantilly, Va, 2011

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A fine set of the full course and its accompanying guide book No marks or damage at all Note that the current Great Courses cost is more that $150! A few hundred miles above Earth, there is a remarkable telescope with a crystal-clear view across the universe For two decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has been amassing discoveries that rival those of history's greatest scientists and explorers, making it the most important and productive scientific instrument ever built Although it never ventures beyond low-Earth orbit, Hubble's location high above the blurring effects of the atmosphere gives it an unrivaled vantage point for investigating phenomena throughout the cosmos: These and more than half-a-million other images reveal never-before-seen features of planets, stars, and galaxies with breathtaking clarity that sets Hubble apart from all other telescopes Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe is just such an overview, drawing on one noted astronomer's Top 10 list, including the four above, to take you on a dazzling voyage of discovery that delights the eye, feeds the imagination, and unlocks new secrets of the universe in 12 spectacularly illustrated half-hour lectures .

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• Titolo: Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe
• Editore: The Great Courses, Chantilly, Va
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1598037218
• ISBN 13: 9781598037210
• Condizione: Fine

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