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Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries

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Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish design Examines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope Features spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, that portray distant corners of the universe Author Govert Schilling is a renowned astronomy journalist and science communicator In his Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, astronomy journalist Govert Schilling tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy.

He looks at the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope.

Doing what Schilling does best, he takes the reader on an adventure through both space and time.

Photographs and amazing pictures line the pages of this book, offering the reader an escape from this world and an invitation to a world far beyond what the unaided human eye can detect.

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£44.99
Product Details
1441978100 / 9781441978103
Hardback
520.9
29/01/2011
United States
English
240 p. : col. ill.