Vault of the Heavens: Exploring the Solar System's Place in the Universe (Portable Professor Series)

James B. Kaler

ISBN 10: 0760750084 ISBN 13: 9780760750087

Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC/Barnes and Noble Audio, 2003

Synopsis

8 CD's. Package includes 14 Riveting 35-minute lectures and a book length course guide.

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This exceptional series of 14 lectures by Dr. James Kaler, of the University of Illinois, reminds us that the universe is an exciting place. Starting with the sun and proceeding to the farthest known reaches of the cosmos, we are reintroduced in a folksy, personal, and enthusiastic manner to the origins of the light that informs our every day. Sunspots, Kuiper belts, black holes, quasars, neutron stars, and more are explained in everyday terms with awe and reverence that will overwhelm the most cynical among us. The production is relatively unadorned, but the brilliance of the speaker is such that a more ornate setting might detract from the force of his ideas. This is the place where rational persons start talking about religious experiences. J.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC/Barnes and Noble Audio
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760750084
• ISBN 13: 9780760750087
• Binding: Audio CD