The alchemy of the heavens
Subtitle: searching for meaning in the Milky Way
By: by Ken Croswell ; illustrations by Philippe Van.
Edition: 1st Anchor Books ed.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: Dwarf galaxies -- Popular works.; Milky Way -- Popular works.
Description: Croswell details the last forty years of discoveries concerning the Milky Way and shows how knowledge about the galaxy in particular gives insight into the origins of the universe as a whole.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [302]-329) and index.