| Description |
216 pages : color illustrations ; 37 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword -- 1. The history of cosmology -- 2. The galaxy, an island in space -- 3. A thousand generations of stars -- 4. The next supernova -- 5. Planets by the billion? -- 6. The enigma at the heart of the Milky Way -- 7. A sea of galaxies -- 8. The architecture of the universe -- 9. The Big Bang, and the history of the universe -- 10. Gravitational lenses -- 11. The mystery of the missing mass -- 12. Searching for the ultimate -- 13. Towards the cosmological horizon -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Index -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
"This beautiful large-format book takes us on an exploration of the vast expanse of the universe through the magic of more than 200 incredible photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and the largest telescopes in the world. After describing the great theories of the structure of the cosmos, Brunier describes the latest advances in cosmology in terms that are accessible to everyone. Probing deeper and deeper into space, he delves farther and farther back in time seeking the answer to the question of the origin of the universe, of space, and of time."--Jacket |
| Notes |
First published in French as "l'Univers", by Larousse-Bordas, 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 213) and index |
| Notes |
Originally published in French as: l'Univers |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Pictorial works.
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Astronomy.
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Cosmography.
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Cosmology -- Pictorial works.
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Cosmology.
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Universe -- Pictorial works.
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Universe.
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works.
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| Author |
Dunlop, Storm.
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| LC no. |
00266912 |
| ISBN |
0521663075 |
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