Hubble Vision Further Adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope Second edition
Carolyn Collins Petersen Sky Publishing Corporation John C. Brandt University of Colorado Price: AUD$75.00
Status Available
Bindings: Hardback Date of Publication: 5/11/1998 Bibliographic Description: 1998 276 x 240 mm 240pp 15 line diagrams 30 half-tones 140 colour plates 2 tables
The first edition of Hubble Vision became an international bestseller and won world-wide, critical acclaim. This eagerly awaited second edition is the most comprehensive, most authoritative and best illustrated popular book available on the Hubble Space Telescope. It provides a magnificent portfolio of the latest and greatest images from the HST, woven together with a lucid text explaining the most exciting discoveries. This second edition has been completely revised, updated and expanded to include all the latest astronomical discoveries. It is now even better illustrated, with nearly 25% more figures, and more than 100 entirely new.
Contents Preface; 1. Hubble Space Telescope and the universe; 2. HST and the solar system; 3. Stars and the interstellar medium; 4. Galaxies; 5. Cosmology; 6. The once and future space telescope; Glossary; References; Index.
Key Features
The first edition was the best selling astronomy book of this type ever and won wide international acclaim
Completely new text design from first edition
40% of text is completely new
25% additional figures. Of total figures, more than 100 (70%) are new
A unique combination of authors ensure the text is both lively and
` ... the most superb encapsulation of modern astronomy I have ever come across ... This is heady stuff indeed. ...This is a book for us all ...The authors, HST and CUP have created a landmark popular book for astronomy.´ Derek McNally, Astronomy and Geophysics
