Our Accidental Universe by Chris Lintott - 9781911709183
An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. A riveting reallife Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. TelegraphAn enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries...His excellent book is a laymans guide to the surprises Daily MailLintotts boundless enthusiasm for everything cosmic makes it hard to put this book away once you start reading. BBC Sky at Night MagazineEntertaining and enlightening The Idler.....................................................................................................................................................................................................The BBC presenter of Sky at Night, and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott, takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents, big characters, and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years. Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing. The icecovered Enceladus, one of Saturns nearly one hundred moons, was revealed as a possible habitat for life after a bychance fly by of NASAs Cassini probe on a mission elsewhere. Pulsars, the spectacular remnants of longdead massive stars, were discovered as scruff in the data for measurements of the twinkling of possible radio stars. As new telescopes... | Chris Lintott Our Accidental Universe : Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to
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An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. A riveting reallife Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. TelegraphAn enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries...His excellent book is a laymans guide to the surprises Daily MailLintotts boundless enthusiasm for everything cosmic makes it hard to put this book away once you start reading. BBC Sky at Night MagazineEntertaining and enlightening The Idler.....................................................................................................................................................................................................The BBC presenter of Sky at Night, and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott, takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents, big characters, and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years. Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing. The icecovered Enceladus, one of Saturns nearly one hundred moons, was revealed as a possible habitat for life after a bychance fly by of NASAs Cassini probe on a mission elsewhere. Pulsars, the spectacular remnants of longdead massive stars, were discovered as scruff in the data for measurements of the twinkling of possible radio stars. As new telescopes... | Chris Lintott Our Accidental Universe : Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to
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An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. A riveting reallife Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. TelegraphAn enjoyable tour of astronomical discoveries...His excellent book is a laymans guide to the surprises Daily MailLintotts boundless enthusiasm for everything cosmic makes it hard to put this book away once you start reading. BBC Sky at Night MagazineEntertaining and enlightening The Idler.....................................................................................................................................................................................................The BBC presenter of Sky at Night, and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott, takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents, big characters, and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years. Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing. The icecovered Enceladus, one of Saturns nearly one hundred moons, was revealed as a possible habitat for life after a bychance fly by of NASAs Cassini probe on a mission elsewhere. Pulsars, the spectacular remnants of longdead massive stars, were discovered as scruff in the data for measurements of the twinkling of possible radio stars. As new telescopes... | Chris Lintott Our Accidental Universe : Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to
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format | hardcover |
Language | english |
type | book |
Color | multicolor |
Gender | unisex |
Brand | Chris Lintott |
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