Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide
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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 3D artworks 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 catalogues 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 3D artworks 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 catalogues 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
Frank Lang
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Es heißt， dass der Mensch mehr über das Weltall als über die Meere weiß。 Dieser Umstand wird mit dem Lexikon „Das Universum“ sehr eindrucksvoll unterstrichen。 Dieses Buch wirft einen sehr umfassenden Blick auf den aktuellen Wissensstand。 Und ich muss gestehen， dass ich bisher noch kein Lexikon über die Weiten des Weltalls gelesen habe， das derart gut aufgemacht ist。Entweder waren die Bücher， die ich bisher gelesen habe， sehr textlastig und haben einiges an tiefergehendem Verständnis von mir als Es heißt， dass der Mensch mehr über das Weltall als über die Meere weiß。 Dieser Umstand wird mit dem Lexikon „Das Universum“ sehr eindrucksvoll unterstrichen。 Dieses Buch wirft einen sehr umfassenden Blick auf den aktuellen Wissensstand。 Und ich muss gestehen， dass ich bisher noch kein Lexikon über die Weiten des Weltalls gelesen habe， das derart gut aufgemacht ist。Entweder waren die Bücher， die ich bisher gelesen habe， sehr textlastig und haben einiges an tiefergehendem Verständnis von mir als Leser abverlangt oder aber sie waren optisch sehr eindrucksvoll aufgemacht， gingen aber nicht so sehr in die Tiefe。 „Das Universum“ schafft meines Erachtens den Spagat zwischen optisch guter Aufmachung und tiefgreifenden Informationen sehr gut und benötigt dafür auch weit über 500 Seiten。Das Buch ist in drei große Themen gegliedert: „Das All und seine Erforschung“ bietet grundlegende Informationen zur Astronomie， „Das Weltall“ widmet sich unserem Sonnensystem， unserer Galaxie und wirft einen kurzen Blick darüber hinaus und schließlich zeigt das Kapitel „Der Sternenhimmel“ einen sehr umfassenden Blick auf die Sternbilder （allerdings ohne astrologische Einflüsse）。Zu den Grundlagen der Astronomie gehört nicht nur das Erfassen der unglaublichen Dimensionen， sondern auch die Darstellung des Unerklärlichen。 Denn noch immer weiß die Menschheit sehr wenig über die dunkle Materie und den Mechanismus， dass sich das Weltall ausdehnt。 Die Erklärungen sind sehr verständlich ausgefallen und gut bebildert。 Die Grafiken und Fotografien machen sehr gut deutlich， was z。B。 unter der Ausdehnung des Alls verstanden wird und wieso Licht gekrümmt werden kann （um nur zwei Aspekte zu nennen）。 Solche Betrachtungen machen mich ehrlich gesagt immer wieder sehr demütig。 Wie klein die Erde und unser Sonnensystem in Vergleich zum Universum ist。Der Blick in unser Sonnensystem zeigt sehr eindrucksvoll， wieviel wir schon über die Planeten unseres Sonnensystems wissen。 Es ist recht erstaunlich， wie detailliert so mancher Planet mittlerweile erforscht ist。 Auf der anderen Seite ist dies vielleicht auch zu erwarten， wenn die Menschheit einen bemannten Flug zum Mars anstrebt。Es hat mich etwas überrascht， wie umfangreich das letzte Kapitel ausgefallen ist。 Das mag daran liegen， dass mir nicht bewusst war， dass es 88 Sternbilder gibt。 Wenn ich die detaillierten Auflistungen sehe und mir gezeigt wird， wie ich diese Sternbilder finde， so stehe ich allerdings noch immer auf verlorenem Posten。 Wer einen Blick auf einen klaren nicht lichtverschmutzten Himmel hat （der übrigens auch kurz thematisiert wird）， der wird sich mit diesen umfangreichen Sternenkarten sicherlich künftig besser orientieren können。Fazit„Das Universum“ ist ein sehr umfangreiches Lexikon， das meines Erachtens einen sehr guten Mix aus Fotografien， Grafiken， Illustrationen und Text gefunden hat。 Die Informationen sind teils sehr ausführlich und tiefgreifend， ohne den interessierten Laien an keiner Stelle zu überfordern。 Wer mehr über das Universum in Erfahrung bringen möchte， liegt mit diesem Lexikon genau richtig。 。。。more
David
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I'm glad to see this oversize book。 But it suffers the DK artistic-design focus ruling over readability。 There is a huge amount of great astronomy data in this book。 But each page has multiple font sizes， colors， indentations/wrap-arounds， with inserts within inserts。 You can't simply READ this book。The graphics combing information/inserts can be too complex。 I think all the DK books feel overly-thought。 Too big of a committee trying to get too much information per square-inch。The latter half of I'm glad to see this oversize book。 But it suffers the DK artistic-design focus ruling over readability。 There is a huge amount of great astronomy data in this book。 But each page has multiple font sizes， colors， indentations/wrap-arounds， with inserts within inserts。 You can't simply READ this book。The graphics combing information/inserts can be too complex。 I think all the DK books feel overly-thought。 Too big of a committee trying to get too much information per square-inch。The latter half of the book covering constellations has a colorful insert box discussing all the Greek mythology considerations。 I really hate seeing Astrology in an Astronomy book。I really need to stop looking at the DK series of books。 They tackle many nonfiction topics with a very consistent style that stalls my ability to read them:- Content 4。5/5- Lots of graphics/pictures 4/5 （but overly complex usually）- Readability 1/5Better choices？Observing the sky:Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the UniverseandTurn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope - And How to Find ThemTelescopes （and sky viewing）:The Backyard Astronomer's GuideMonthly sky map:http://www。skymaps。com/ 。。。more
Adam Dawson
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3 / 5 for 'Universe - The Definitive Visual Guide' by Robert DinwiddieWell， this DK guide to the known universe is certainly a book of two halves！ Presentation-wise， this book is excellent， it has to be said - it is filled with stunning photographs and illustrations throughout， as well as informative text under logically progressive sub-headings， illustrated timelines， informative descriptions of stellar events， and lots of little stat / fact / info boxes。The first half of the book is a solid 5/ 3 / 5 for 'Universe - The Definitive Visual Guide' by Robert DinwiddieWell， this DK guide to the known universe is certainly a book of two halves！ Presentation-wise， this book is excellent， it has to be said - it is filled with stunning photographs and illustrations throughout， as well as informative text under logically progressive sub-headings， illustrated timelines， informative descriptions of stellar events， and lots of little stat / fact / info boxes。The first half of the book is a solid 5/5， covering in wonderful detail， the universe itself and its theorised creation， then our solar system including all of the planets， moons and belts， the rest of our galaxy including other stars and solar systems， and then finally what may lie further afield。 Thoroughly engrossing and beautifully presented。Conversely， the second half is a solid 1/5。 The whole second half is simply is a massive guide to the zodiacal sections of the night sky and where certain constellations are - perhaps it's just me， but this second half was boooooring。 What a shameful waste of 220+ pages。 Maybe there are people out there who want to read a 220+ page guide to what constellations are where， but I certainly don't。 We could have had loads more pages about neutron stars， pulsars， quasars， comets， asteroids， nebulae。。。。but instead， we've got a couple of hundred pages about the constellations and what zodiac sign they correspond to。 Honestly， who cares？！A truly wonderful 1st half， followed by an utterly shite 2nd half。 I'm stunned that a book can be so great and so shite at the same time。3 / 5 。。。more
Gary Detrick
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Easily 5 stars， just for the pictures alone。 Loaded with information， some beyond my comprehension。 But， I read it all。 Each page is a learning experience， the photos breathtaking。 Place this our on your coffee table and it's bound to be picked up by others。 Easy to get caught up in。。。 Easily 5 stars， just for the pictures alone。 Loaded with information， some beyond my comprehension。 But， I read it all。 Each page is a learning experience， the photos breathtaking。 Place this our on your coffee table and it's bound to be picked up by others。 Easy to get caught up in。。。 。。。more
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
Jimmy
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Pretty good overview of astronomy， with a nice guide to the constellations。 However， there is a TON of evolutionary garbage mixed throughout the book， such as a "timeline" of the big bang and early universe。 Pretty good overview of astronomy， with a nice guide to the constellations。 However， there is a TON of evolutionary garbage mixed throughout the book， such as a "timeline" of the big bang and early universe。 。。。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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Lauren Ransom
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Not only do I personally love this book。。。my children do as well！
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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