The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space - David H. Devorkin - Livros - National Geographic Society - 9781426215575 - 6 de outubro de 2015
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The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space

David H. Devorkin

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The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space

In this astronomically spectacular, large-format photographic retrospective, National Geographic celebrates the impact of the Hubble Space Telescope in its 25th anniversary year.


Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: DAVID H. DEVORKIN is the co-author of National Geographic's "Hubble: Imaging Space and Time." He is senior curator of history of astronomy and the space sciences. DeVorkin's major research interests are in the origins and development of modern astrophysics during the 20th century and the origins and development of the space sciences from the V-2 rocket to the present. He is the author/editor/compiler of nine books and more than 100 scholarly and popular articles. ROBERT W. SMITH is the co-author of National Geographic's "Hubble: Imaging Space and Time." He is professor of history and director of the science, technology, and society program at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research interests are in the history of the physical sciences, astronomy, cosmology, and spaceflight in the United States. He is currently working on a project, the James Webb Space Telescope (a $5 billion project that is a joint enterprise of NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, which will launch in 2014. ROBERT P. KIRSHNER, Clowes Professor of Science in the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, accomplished groundbreaking work on supernovas and the expansion of the universe using the Hubble Space Telescope."

Contributor Bio:  Kirshner, Robert P Robert P. Kirshner is Clowes Professor of Science and Master of Quincy House at Harvard University. He teaches Harvard's large undergraduate course "Matter in the Universe" and is the author of more than 200 scientific publications. President of the American Astronomical Society, he has also written for National Geographic, Natural History, Scientific American, and Sky & Telescope.

Mídia Livros     Hardcover Book   (Livro com lombada e capa dura)
Lançado 6 de outubro de 2015
ISBN13 9781426215575
Editoras National Geographic Society
Genre Chronological Period > 1990's
Páginas 224
Dimensões 241 × 286 × 27 mm   ·   1,19 kg
Idioma English  

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