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The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think
Marek Kukula
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Description for The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think
Paperback. The cosmos is closer and more connected to your life than you think Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
The scale of the cosmos can be baffling, with distances so vast and timescales to long that it's easy to dismiss them as being completely divorced from our everyday life. But in this new book Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, shows you the myriad ways we are intrinsically connected to the rest of the universe and how everything on Earth - from the ground beneath our feet to the technology in our pockets - has origins in space. Discover how rocks from space reveal what conditions are like at our ... Read more
The scale of the cosmos can be baffling, with distances so vast and timescales to long that it's easy to dismiss them as being completely divorced from our everyday life. But in this new book Dr Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, shows you the myriad ways we are intrinsically connected to the rest of the universe and how everything on Earth - from the ground beneath our feet to the technology in our pockets - has origins in space. Discover how rocks from space reveal what conditions are like at our ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784291174
SKU
V9781784291174
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Marek Kukula
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Reviews for The Intimate Universe: How the stars are closer than you think
[A] fascinating book ... crammed full of information about how the universe effects and is part of our everyday lives.
Erisea magazine
Kukula's colourful writing paints pictures of its own that make this a wonderful and thought-provoking read.
Paul Sutherland
BBC Sky at Night
Erisea magazine
Kukula's colourful writing paints pictures of its own that make this a wonderful and thought-provoking read.
Paul Sutherland
BBC Sky at Night