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| View Larger Image | Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
by Mark Voit
| | List Price: | $19.95 | | Price: | $15.96 | | You Save: | $3.99 (20%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 760061 | | Studio: | Harry N. Abrams | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 64 | | Publication Date: | October 01, 2000 | | Publisher: | Harry N. Abrams |
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Book Description
How did the universe begin? How big is it? What is it made of? What is its ultimate fate? These are some of the questions that scientists have been investigating with the Hubble Space Telescope since its launch in 1990. Not only is Hubble providing us with an unprecedented amount of information about the universe, but its breathtaking images-disseminated in the press and over the Internet-have excited more people around the world than any other images made in the last decade. This fabulous, poster-size paperback on Hubble's dramatic discoveries-prepared to accompany a major Smithsonian Institution exhibition that will travel across the United States for several years-presents the awesome Hubble images of nebulae, emerging stars, and other celestial phenomena that have electrified us all. Far more affordably priced than previous Hubble books-and the first one prepared by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), which operates the telescope for NASA-this dramatic and beautiful work lets readers shoot for the stars. MARK VOIT is an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) who specializes in bringing Hubble's spectacular findings to worldwide audiences. He is co-author of The Cosmic Perspective, a popular college-level introductory astronomy textbook. 110 illustrations, 104 in full color, 101/2 x 145/8" |
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In April 1990, the space shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope to an altitude of some 600 kilometers above the Earth, where it has since been delivering images of the distant heavens to scientists below. Despite disappointing early results--the telescope's mirror and camera were revealed to have significant flaws, which were quickly repaired--Hubble has yielded extraordinary views, including stunning images of the birth, death, and occasional misfortunes of stars and close-up details of our planetary neighbors (such as views of the retreating Martian polar ice cap throughout the summer, exposing the great sand dunes that lie beneath, and of a Neptune beset by upper-atmospheric storms). Hubble's work has been an important adjunct to other astronomical research, allowing scientists, for one thing, to age-date star clusters far beyond our own galaxy and to propose an age for the universe of about 12 billion to 16 billion years. It has also inspired lay readers with its trove of magnificent photographs, of which this book gathers more than 100 taken over Hubble's years of duty. (NASA plans to replace Hubble with a larger successor in 2009.) The images are accompanied with a well-written explanatory text, altogether adding up to a volume that rewards repeated visits by readers of all ages. --Gregory McNamee |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Good but not great 
This is a good book of hubble shots but not what I was hoping to find. I think Cosmos book put out recently has better pics than this does. It does give information and stuf in it but it isn't all that comprehensive.
February 22, 2005 | |
Just an FYI 
The book comes in two-versions. One is a paperback and the other is a hardback, which I own. I would definately call the hardback a coffee table book. Large format photos, in a book that opens nicely for great viewing
March 06, 2003 | |
Disappointing 
The layout of the book was disappointing. Instead of being a coffee table book containing mostly the latest, prettiest photos, much space was wasted on perfunctory texts containing little new information to space buffs, and the layout of the pictures was poorly judged, in my opinion, with several oddly-angled pictures splayed across the pages. There were too few large-scale photos, and most had been published in popular magazines.
November 25, 2002 | |
Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe
This is a lovely collection of the best of the Hubble photographs that had been done at the time of publication. Although they have been seen many times, and in many different formats, this book puts them all together in one place. It's too bad that some of the more recent spectacular Hubble shots weren't included, but the author's deadline was probably the culprit; it wasn't as a result of deliberate omission. This is, perhaps, a "coffee table book", but unlike most books that fall into that category, this one is paperback and very affordable. I can't wait for Mark Voit to do a Volume 2!
August 31, 2002 | |
A Must for School Libraries! 
While this book is not a comprehensive account of everything the Hubble Telescope has revealed to us, it is a wonderful and quite inexpensive book, which belongs in the astronomy section of every school library in the country. The text is clear and concise, and the quality of the photographic reproductions is absolutely top-notch. What I love about the book the most, however, is how well it gives the reader a sense for the absolute vastness of space.
July 02, 2002 | |
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