Cosmic Horizons

Astronomy at the Cutting Edge
Herausgeber: Tyson, Neil de Grasse; Soter, Steven

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leading experts explain the discoveries of modern astrophysics in an illustrated companion to the American Museum of Natural History's newly renovated Rose Center for Earth and Space. With 80 full-color images, a resource section, a bibliography and a glossary, "Cosmic Horizons" offers a greater understanding of our fragile planet and the universe beyond. Illustrations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Press
• Seitenzahl: 253
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 192mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781565846029
• ISBN-10: 1565846028
• Artikelnr.: 21320336

Autorenporträt

Steven Soter is a member of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. He was a co-writer, with Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan, of the Cosmos television series, and co-author with Ann Druyan of the new Hayden Planetarium's inaugural sky show. Neil de Grasse Tyson is director of New York City's Hayden Planetarium. He has authored five books on the universe, including The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist. He is also a monthly columnist for Natural History magazine and was the project scientist for the Hall of the Universe in the Rose Center for Earth and Space.