Sizing up the universe : the cosmos in perspective /
Gott, J. Richard.
Vanderbei, Robert J.
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic,
c2011.
Using scaled maps, object comparisons, and beautiful space photographs, it demonstrates the actual size of objects in the cosmos- from Buz Aldrin's historic footprint to the visible universe and beyond. The authors offer visual comparisons with astonishing precision and maximum reader-friendliness, conveying clear and understandable explanations of unimaginable vastness.
Includes index.
Apparent sizes -- Mapping the sky -- Distances -- Map of the universe -- Sizes in the solar system -- To infinity and beyond.
Using scaled maps, object comparisons, and beautiful space photographs, it demonstrates the actual size of objects in the cosmos- from Buz Aldrin's historic footprint to the visible universe and beyond. The authors offer visual comparisons with astonishing precision and maximum reader-friendliness, conveying clear and understandable explanations of unimaginable vastness.
Astronomy