Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide
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- Author：Martin J. Rees
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Summary
Marvel at the wonders of the universe， from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae， in this exploration of our solar system and beyond。
Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the universe， using 3-D illustrations to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of astronomy， including the basic techniques of practical astronomy。
The core of the book is a tour of the cosmos covering the solar system， the Milky Way， and galaxies beyond our own。 Explanatory pages introduce different celestial phenomena， such as galaxies， and are followed by catalogs that profile the most interesting and important examples。
A comprehensive star atlas completes the picture， with entries on each of the 88 constellations and a monthly sky guide showing the night sky as it appears throughout the year as viewed from both the northern and southern hemispheres。
Universe opens with a look at astronomy and the history of the universe， using 3-D illustrations to provide a comprehensive grounding in the fundamental concepts of astronomy， including the basic techniques of practical astronomy。
The core of the book is a tour of the cosmos covering the solar system， the Milky Way， and galaxies beyond our own。 Explanatory pages introduce different celestial phenomena， such as galaxies， and are followed by catalogs that profile the most interesting and important examples。
A comprehensive star atlas completes the picture， with entries on each of the 88 constellations and a monthly sky guide showing the night sky as it appears throughout the year as viewed from both the northern and southern hemispheres。
Reviews
John Everard Griffith
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This is not a book that you read。 It is a book that you experience。 The visuals are stunning。 With over 500 pages this is a huge coffee table book and an encyclopedia of information about all aspects of the universe。 The information is comprehensive beginning with a history of the universe， the composition of the universe and the science of the universe。 It continues with specifics like planets and galaxies， constellations， black holes and the list goes on。 This is a book to own and pick up when This is not a book that you read。 It is a book that you experience。 The visuals are stunning。 With over 500 pages this is a huge coffee table book and an encyclopedia of information about all aspects of the universe。 The information is comprehensive beginning with a history of the universe， the composition of the universe and the science of the universe。 It continues with specifics like planets and galaxies， constellations， black holes and the list goes on。 This is a book to own and pick up when you have a moment and want to read a page or to sit down for a while and learn more about the nature of the universe we live in。 I borrowed mine from the library and now I have to own one to really feed my hunger for knowing more and experiencing more of the beauty of the universe。As you may guess I am just beginning to delve into the content of this book。 。。。more
Mariah
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This was an interesting and gorgeous book to read。 The photos of the universe where just so pretty and the book was very informative。 This will make a wonderful reference book for me。
Michael
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This for me is the thematic sequel to 'Picture Atlas of Our Universe' published by National Geographic in the late 1970s。 I'm astounded to think how much we learned in the three or four decades that passed since that first volume which I loved so much as a child。 This for me is the thematic sequel to 'Picture Atlas of Our Universe' published by National Geographic in the late 1970s。 I'm astounded to think how much we learned in the three or four decades that passed since that first volume which I loved so much as a child。 。。。more
PottWab Regional Library
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Max Lapin
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Если вы хотите влюбиться в астрономию， то эта книга обеспечит。 Если ваши дети найдут и откроют ее， то их постигнет та же участь。Этот атлас， звездный， планетный， галактический — он беспредельно захватывающе красив。 Им можно любоваться， разглядывая страницу за страницей。 Его можно открыть на совершенно случайном месте и сразу утонуть。Полная рецензия здесь: https://maxlapin。com/2020/03/27/b252/ Если вы хотите влюбиться в астрономию， то эта книга обеспечит。 Если ваши дети найдут и откроют ее， то их постигнет та же участь。Этот атлас， звездный， планетный， галактический — он беспредельно захватывающе красив。 Им можно любоваться， разглядывая страницу за страницей。 Его можно открыть на совершенно случайном месте и сразу утонуть。Полная рецензия здесь: https://maxlapin。com/2020/03/27/b252/ 。。。more
Josef Huber
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This book was lying under the christmas tree somewhat fifteen years ago。 I read it and after school I studied astronomy。
Alex Kahn
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Extraordinarily comprehensive， with captivating pictures。 Dense， thorough， and inspiring。
Nicole
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Brilliant， detailed guide replete with photos， Star maps， and all the latest information about our universe。 Cannot recommend enough。
dainis-k
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This book is really awesome if you want to learn fundamentals about the universe。 I guess it is written in simple language understandable for most of laypeople。 Many illustrations and graphical explanations provide very useful support。
Douglas Anderson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very interesting ， a good learning experience and very profound。
Indah Threez Lestari
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710 - 2019
AJ
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Childhood favorite。 Beautiful。 Informative。 Captivating。
Prejudice Neutrino
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Beautiful introduction to cosmology and astronomy。 Fabulous images and models to represent concepts discussed as well！
Geoffrey
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This is such an awesome coffee-table book to have whenever you wanna browse through and find something interesting to read about that has to do with our mysterious and fascinating universe。 Gorgeous full color illustrations and photos。 I get lost in this book for hours at a time。 This is definitely not the type of book you start at beginning and read all the way through to the end。 Fun to peruse at your leisure！
Lauren
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Sara
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I've had this fascinating book for years and I love to spend lazy afternoons looking through it。 DK books are just the best！ Chock-full of information along with stunning visuals！ Great series of books！ I've had this fascinating book for years and I love to spend lazy afternoons looking through it。 DK books are just the best！ Chock-full of information along with stunning visuals！ Great series of books！ 。。。more
Nell
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Great pictures， excellent explanations， and easy to predict where you might want to skip or skim。
Jennifer Kelly
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I keep this beside my bed at all times。 Gives me perspective。
Mills College Library
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523。1 U5884 2012
Menglong Youk
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This。 Book。 Is。 Unbelievably。 Incredible。 "Universe， A Definitive Visual Guide"， which I intentionally spent more than two months finishing， is an encyclopedia about， you guess it， the universe。 From the Big Bang， to the Solar System， the Milky Way， Galaxy clusters and deep space， it tirelessly explores the secrets and physical of the cosmos， attaching mini-biographies of important scientists， myth， diagrams， and breathtakingly colorful illustrations， whiping off readers' boredom and showering t This。 Book。 Is。 Unbelievably。 Incredible。 "Universe， A Definitive Visual Guide"， which I intentionally spent more than two months finishing， is an encyclopedia about， you guess it， the universe。 From the Big Bang， to the Solar System， the Milky Way， Galaxy clusters and deep space， it tirelessly explores the secrets and physical of the cosmos， attaching mini-biographies of important scientists， myth， diagrams， and breathtakingly colorful illustrations， whiping off readers' boredom and showering the enthusiasm。 Not only information on space will you be learning from this book， but also physics， chemistry and history related to astronomy itself。 Plus， it excites the readers with its detailed charts including constellations and orbits of planets of the night sky for every month of the years。 No kidding， I predict this will be staying at least at the top two in my science category booklist although I still have many informative science books awaiting for me。 I highly recommend this book to those who want to dive into Universe！ 。。。more
Juan Ríos
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Awesome compilation of pictures depicting the magic and mysteriousness of the universe
Aruon
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If you're curious and wondering about the universe then I highly recommend this encyclopedia If you're curious and wondering about the universe then I highly recommend this encyclopedia 。。。more
Ezra Ozaki
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Good enough to provide some general information about the universe but not really digging deep as I wishThe book does contain many stunning images from Hubbles Space Telescope that is a huge plus。
Juraj Kubica
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Universal contemporary encyclopedia of knowledge on our Universe written by the best astronomers in the world。 I was one of the translators of this book for Slovak edition。
Ann Marie
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A beautiful book。 Nice size and weight。
F。P。
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Awesome large book--I couldn't resist buying it。 I like it more for the pictures than the text information--not that the latter is badly done; it's just more like captions of information than a sustained text。 I think it's always best to consult science textbooks for any real science applications， but big books like this are very helpful references to me for doing fictional space art because I can more clearly see what the natural forms look like。 Awesome large book--I couldn't resist buying it。 I like it more for the pictures than the text information--not that the latter is badly done; it's just more like captions of information than a sustained text。 I think it's always best to consult science textbooks for any real science applications， but big books like this are very helpful references to me for doing fictional space art because I can more clearly see what the natural forms look like。 。。。more
Stephie
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Features beautiful full colour photos and illustrations。 This is one of the few books I actually enjoy browsing quite frequently。 It contains a lot of information without being too simple or too dense。
XO
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Nice but is a pity that the text and images are not very good organized in most pages。 Is little dated too。 Other than that， enjoy！
Nicholas Ives
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Beautiful book。 The introductory chapters are very informative， especially on physics and the creation of the universe。
Harianja Natalyne
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