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 Universe - Robert Dinwiddie
 Universe - Robert Dinwiddie ... Kevin Tildsley, Philip Eales, Iain Nicolson / Hardcover / 512 Pages / Book is published 2005-10-06 by Dorling Kindersley Publishers LtdNewest Review: ... split into three sections, "introduction", "guide to the universe", and "the night sky". The ... more ... introduction section covers a diverse range of topics, from the history of the universe to amateur astronomy, and the space race. There are some incredible facts hidden in its 113 pages.
The scale of the universe is covered and details amazing distances that can boggle the mind. For example, the nearest star to us, proxima centauri is 4.3 light years away (it takes light 4.3 years, travelling at 186,000 miles per second to reach us from this star). That's a near neighbour of ours. The galaxy we live in is 100,000 li...more |
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Universe - Robert Dinwiddie: The whole Universe in 500 pages (885 words)
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Astronomy is a science of extremes. The biggest, fastest, densest, hottest, coldest, and furthest away objects can all be examined by astronomers. The scale of the universe is vast, almost beyond human comprehension, and the range of objects found within the universe almost infinite. Because of this vast scale, it would be perhaps, foolhardy for a publisher to try and encompass the whole of the universe in one book. Well, Dorling Kindersley has tried with "Universe". The book has a good chance of succeeding since its editor is none other than Professor Martin Rees, the current Astronomer Royal and an accomplished author and publiciser of ... Read the complete review
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