Revealing the Universe : Prediction and Proof in Astronomy / Edited by James Cornell and Alan P. Lightman

Cornell, James (1938-). Lightman, Alan P. (1948-)

ISBN 10: 0262030802 / ISBN 13: 9780262030809

Published by Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press, 1982

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Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 246 pages; Description: xiv, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Astronomy --Astrophysics. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Revealing the Universe : Prediction and Proof in Astronomy / Edited by James Cornell and Alan P. Lightman
• Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262030802
• ISBN 13: 9780262030809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Revealing the Universe: Prediction and Proof in Astronomy. This book was based on a series of public lectures sponsored by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Boston Museum of Science.

About the Author

Alan Lightman, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences since 1996, is adjunct professor of humanities at MIT. He is the author of several books on science, including "Ancient Light: Our Changing View of the Universe" (1991) and "Origins: The Lives and Worlds of Modern Cosmologists" (with R. Brawer, 1990). His works of fiction include "Einstein's Dreams" (1993), "The Diagnosis" (2000), which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and, most recently, "Reunion" (2003).