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The manga guide to the universe

Kenji Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Kawabata, and Verte Corp

(The manga guide series)

Ohmsha , No Starch Press, c2011

  • pbk.

Other Title

Manga de wakaru uchū

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Includes index

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you rocket across the night sky, you ll become acquainted with modern astronomy and astrophysics, as well as the classical discoveries and theories on which they re built. You ll even learn why some scientists believe finding extraterrestrial life is inevitable! You ll also learn about: Discoveries made by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Hubble, and other seminal astronomers Theories of the universe s origins, evolution, and geometry The ways you can measure and observe heavenly bodies with different telescopes, and how astronomers calculate distances in space Stellar classifications and how the temperature, size, and magnitude of a star are related Cosmic background radiation, what the WMAP satellite discovered, and scientists predicti

Table of Contents

Preface Prologue: A Tale that Begins on the Moon Chapter 1: Is Earth the Center of the Universe? Chapter 2: From the Solar System to the Milky Way Chapter 3: The Universe Was Born with a Big Bang Chapter 4: What Is It Like at the Edge of the Universe? Chapter 5: Our Ever-Expanding Universe Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BB07966097
  • ISBN
    • 9781593272678
  • LCCN
    2009023969
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Tokyo,San Francisco
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 239 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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