S. Brunier, Views from Here to Infinity, een overzicht van de schoonheid van het heelal aan de hand van ruim 200 groot formaat foto's genomen met de Hubble en met de grootste telescopen van de wereld. Groot formaat: 36 x 25 cm, harde kaft, 216 blz. A truly spectacular book--oversize (10x14) and bound in black cloth, with large format photos from NASA and from observatories around the world. Brunei begins where many astronomy texts leave off<- ->cosmology--and the glorious images serve as evidence in the debates over the beginning and end of the universe. He begins with a history of cosmology then covers our Milky Way galaxy, supernovas, protoplanets, the Big Bang and expanding universe, gravitational lensing, dark matter, models of the universe (and how the Hubble telescope and Hipparcos satellite have contributed to them), the world's great observatories, and NASA's NGST (Next Generation Space Telescope), which is due in 2006. Appendices include a glossary, sky charts, and tables explaining star luminosity, galactic redshift, and the apparent size and brightness of astronomical objects. Translated by Storm Dunlop. (Book News, Portland) Only a book this big could convey the majesty of the ever-expanding universe and provide a glimpse into the ultimate limits of space. Originally published in French in 1997 and updated to include recent developments, this volume takes readers on a unique, scenic exploration of the universe. More than 200 incredible, full-color photographs gathered from the Hubble Space Telescope and the largest telescopes in the world capture the magic and wonder found in the vast expanse of the universe. In a beautiful, large format, containing many full-page color spreads, Majestic Universe allows readers to witness the birth of stars; scan the sky for extrasolar planets; venture near black holes; travel into the realm of galaxies and clusters of galaxies; gauge the vastness of space with Hipparcos; and finally wonder about the history and future of our mysterious universe. Clear, enthusiastic captions accompany each image, providing details on the great theories of the structure of the cosmos; descriptions of the latest advances in cosmology; and a trip into the past in search of the origins of the universe, of space, and of time. Majestice Universe is the ultimate "vehicle" for armchair space buffs to explore the final frontier. Serge Brunier is chief editor of the journal Ciel et Espace, a photo-journalist, and the author of many nonfiction books aimed at both specialists and the general public. "This beautiful large-format book takes us on an exploration of the vast expanse of the universe through the magic of more than 200 incredible photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and the largest telescopes in the world. After describing the great theories of the structure of the cosmos, Brunier describes the latest advances in cosmology in terms that are accessible to everyone. Probing deeper and deeper into space, he delves farther and farther back in time seeking the answer to the question of the origin of the universe, of space, and of time."

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