ISBN: 1552979016
Format: Paperback, 180pp
Pub. Date: October 2004
Publisher:Firefly Books LTD.
Edition Number: 4
The Universe and Beyond is a factual, up-to-date guide to the universe,written by bestselling astronomy author, Terence Dickinson. Thisbook includes the most recent astronomical discoveries and e3vents usingimaginative astronomical illustration in addition to dramatic photography fromthe Hubble Space Telescope, space proves and the largest observatories onEarth.
This fourth edition has been carefully reviewed, revised and broughtup-to-date with new text and photographs. The chapter on cosmology issignificantly expanded to include new information about the origin of theuniverse and the large0scale structure of the universe. Also included areover thirty new photographs of planets, nebulas, galaxies and galaxy clusters.
Every major topic of astronomy is described clearly and concisely. TheUniverse and Beyond addresses the questions that arise most often from thosewith a fascination for the night sky. Brimming with color illustrations,the book includes the Cassini-Huygens mission
Other topics include:
- Overview of the universe
- The solar system and nearby worlds
- Planets of other stars
- Galaxies and black holes
- The search for extraterrestrial life
- How the universe will end
- Telescopes for the twenty-first century
The astronomical resources include books, associations and websites
About the author:
Terence Dickinson is the author of fourteen books on astronomy, including NightWatch:A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe, Exploringthe Night Sky, SummerStargazing, and Splendorsof the Universe (with Jack Newton). More than a million copies of hisbooks are in print in three languages. A former editor of AstronomyMagazine and staff astronomer at two major planetariums, Dickinson iscurrently editor of SkyNewsMagazine and astronomy columnist for the Toronto Star and the DiscoveryChannel Canada. He teaches astronomy part-time at St. Lawrence College inKingston, Ontario and his articles have appeared in many publications including Reader'sDigest and Popular Mechanics.