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The Stars of Heaven Paperback / softback
by Clifford A. (Senior Scientist, Senior Scientist, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM) Pickover
Paperback / softback
Description
Do a little armchair space travel, rub elbows with alien life forms, and stretch your mind to the furthest corners of our uncharted universe.
With this astonishing guidebook, you don't have to be an astronomer to explore the mysteries of stars and their profound meaning for human existence.
Clifford A. Pickover tackles a range of topics from stellar evolution to the fundamental reasons why the universe permits life to flourish.
He alternates sections that explain the mysteries of the cosmos with sections that dramatize mind-expanding concepts through a fictional dialog between futuristic humans and their alien peers (who embark on a journey beyond the reader's wildest imagination).
This highly accessible and entertaining approach turns an intimidating subject into a scientific game open to all dreamers.
Told in Pickover's inimitable blend of fascinating state-of-the-art science and whimsical science fiction, and packed with numerous diagrams and illustrations, The Stars of Heaven unfolds a world of paradox and mystery, one that will intrigue anyone who has ever pondered the night sky with wonder.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:254 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:03/06/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195171594
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:254 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:03/06/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195171594