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The Manga Guide To The Universe (Paperback) Loot Price: R597
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The Manga Guide To The Universe (Paperback)

Kenji Ishikawa

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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 astronomersTheories of the universe's origins, evolution, and geometryThe ways you can measure and observe heavenly bodies with different telescopes, and how astronomers calculate distances in spaceStellar classifications and how the temperature, size, and magnitude of a star are relatedCosmic background radiation, what the WMAP satellite discovered, and scientists' predictions for the future of the universe

So dust off your flight suit and take a fantastic voyage through the cosmos in "The Manga Guide to the Universe."

General

Imprint: No Starch Press,Us
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2011
First published: August 2011
Authors: Kenji Ishikawa
Dimensions: 235 x 179 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-267-8
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe
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LSN: 1-59327-267-7
Barcode: 9781593272678

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