Magnificent Universe

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  • Author : Ken Croswell
  • Binding : Hardcover
  • EAN : 9780684845944
  • ISBN : 0684845946
  • Label : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 288
  • Package Dimensions : 0.82 inches (Height) x 14.16 inches (Length) x 4.80 pounds (Weight) x 10.74 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 1999-11-01
  • Publisher : Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • SKU : BKK-05304883-K
  • Studio : Simon & Schuster Ltd

Not all astronomers are totally thrilled with the Hubble Space Telescope . "That's not data, it's pictures," they complain. But what pictures: nev er has the universe seemed so gorgeous, powerful, diverse: in a word, magnificent. Only part of the pictures in Ken Croswell's Magnificent Universe are from the Hubble, but all cleave to the same high standard. Whether of Mars, a sup ernova, or galaxies in collision, they are beautiful. The paper in the book is glossy black, which is ideal for bringing out colors and details in the photographs, each of which covers an entire very large page. The white-on-black text is less special, meant more for browsing than for learning. It's rather a pity, beca use Croswell's other books (The Alchemy of the Heavens and Planet Quest) are written in a style both witty and informative. The only astronomy coffee-table book that can begin to compare to this one for beauty is Full Moon. The black-and-white photos in the latter have a stark loveliness with something of the chill of space; the pictures in Magnificent Universe are colorful and even exciting, giving the reader sheer, sensual pleasure along with their sense of wonder. --Mary Ellen Curtin

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