THE COSMOS FROM SPACE

Clark, David H.

ISBN 10: 0517562456 / ISBN 13: 9780517562451

Published by New York: Crown, 1987, 1987

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1st edition hardback. Octavo. Fine in Near Fine Jacket. Unread.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE COSMOS FROM SPACE
• Publisher: New York: Crown, 1987
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517562456
• ISBN 13: 9780517562451
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science & Technology

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Synopsis

Explains how powerful state-of-the-art telescopes, soon to be launched beyond Earth's atmosphere, will allow astronomers to view the farthest reaches of the universe and to reshape traditional concepts of cosmic history and destiny

Reviews

Clark, a professional astronomer, celebrates the contributions that space probes are making to today's dramatic advances in astronomy. He details the discoveries made by space-based observations of infrared, ultraviolet, and X-radiation. He also looks forward to the gains expected from launches of such tools as the Hubble Space telescope. The book is quite accessible to layreaders, and the author's enthusiasm for space-based astronomy infectious. However, some readers may end up with the misapprehension that earth-based astronomy is now of minor importance; in fact, many important results are still coming from instruments on the earth's surface. Jack W. Weigel, Univ. of Michigan Lib., Ann Arbor
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