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Buy State of the Universe 2007: New Images, Discoveries, and Events (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy) by Martin Ratcliffe available and for sale on Brightsurf
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by Martin Ratcliffe
| | List Price: | $29.95 | | Price: | $19.77 | | You Save: | $10.18 (34%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 528690 | | Studio: | Springer | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 194 | | Publication Date: | December 08, 2006 | | Publisher: | Springer |
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Product Description
The aim of State of the Universe 2007 (and subsequent volumes issued annually) is to provide an annual astronomy review suitable for the popular science level reader to be published every year in September in a format that will be suitable for an appeal to the Christmas market. The book will cover all major astronomical news on topics beyond the Solar System and place them in the context of the longer term goals that astronomers and astrophysicists around the world are aiming for. The target is to capture the excitement and vibrancy of modern astronomical research. The book will present a complete list of the major announcements, discoveries and news items from each year, with the major ones being explained in detail through selected chapters being written by invited contributors who are at the forefront in those fields. The January meeting of the American Astronomical Society each year will be the major source of astronomical news for the following year’s volume, giving access to potential authors and contacts with public information officers of major observatories, space centers, etc. The regular set features, which will appear every year, will include an annual chronological list of the latest discoveries announced during the previous twelve months; a review of the major news stories of the year with the main characters; a list of launches of major astronomical observatories/satellites during the past year; a list of planned future astronomical satellites; basic data on all astronomical observatories currently in operation with web links for the reader to dig deeper; list of anniversaries and landmarks; the latest from the BadAstronomy website by Dr Phil Plait, and the cartoon feature. |
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terrific reference work 
I work in a small planetarium, and Martin Ratcliffe's "State of the Universe" is a terrific resource for us. We don't have the budget to have a real astrophysicist on our staff, so for us, Martin's book is an ideal way to stay relatively current on cosmology. Anybody with an interest in astronomy would love this book. Can't wait for next year's edition.
May 27, 2008 | |
A must have!
When I read about the book I was quite excited and when I received the book, a few days ago, I was not disappointed. The book has a part dedicated to brief news and other with in-depth articles about very interesting topics (gravitational waves and LIGO, supernova 1987A remnants, gamma ray bursts...) and appendixes with data about current and future telescopes and extrasolar planets. I have still not finished it, but it won't take me long to.
Only slight cons is that I expected it to cover 2006 news and, because editorial schedule, it covers march 2005 - march 2006. Then maybe State of the Universe 2007 was not the most proper or accurate title. Other con was that I expected glossy paper, and it's not, Mate astronomical pictures are not so spectacular, but I guess this way it's cheaper (and more ecologic?).
I hope next year will bring a new State of The Universe, and I sure will buy it,
April 16, 2007 | |
Excelent Information
I read the Martin Radcliffe's book "State of the Universe 2007" and I think it was a good idea to write a book like this. It is informative, well documented, comprehensive and provides you a good vision of what is going on in the different areas of the Universe whicha are under investigation. I think he should publish it every year, to keep un up-to-date with the latest discoveries. We could collect them and follow up different researches and their results and novelties. Superb.
March 19, 2007 | |
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