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Giles Sparrow
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Pages: 224 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 1847241255
Pub: Quercus Publishing Plc
Pub date: 2007-09-20
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 25140
Reader Reviews:
Awesome...and big!!!! (1/1 people found this helpful)
This book is HUGE...but, hey, it's a HUGE subject! I thoroughly enjoyed this book, clear, concise text and amazing pictures. Great value for money and an absolute must for any would-be astronomer. Now I'm off to Ikea to buy a bigger book shelf.....
Cosmos (0/0 people found this helpful)
This is a very good book. But there should only be one book called "Cosmos" and that is the one written by Carl Sagan!
Stunning Photography (2/4 people found this helpful)
This book is an excellent introduction to the basics of astronomy and cosmology in that text is minimal - the beautiful images tell all and just drag you in.
The scale of the photographs moves from a close-up of an astronaut's footprint on the lunar surface all the way out to the famous "ultra deep field" photograph taken by the Hubble space telescope of galaxys forming "just" after the Big Bang.
The most spectacular astronomy photo book currently available (5/5 people found this helpful)
I have the Dorling Kindersley book "Universe" and thought that was pretty stunning and difficult to beat, but then I read a review of this book on one of the astronomy forums and had a look on Amazon. Having read the reviews below I was assured this would be worth the purchase. The reviews did not lie!! This is quite simply the best photographic astronomy book out there at the moment. If you just want one book to inspire people and make them gawp at the awesomeness of what lies beyond our atmosphere this is surely it. The only problem I have now is finding shelf space for it!
Mind-blowing... (3/3 people found this helpful)
This is a gorgeous book. If you are looking for a gift for someone who's into astronomy this the perfect book- it was a Christmas present given to me and I absolutely love it. In terms of beauty there is no better book you can find, amazing pictures and lots of information- which is easily absorbed and not too dry or difficult to understand. Absolutely recommended.
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