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Cosmic Imagery – Key Images in the History of Science
John D. Barrow
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Description for Cosmic Imagery – Key Images in the History of Science
hardcover. A remarkable book tracing the history and influence of nearly two hundred iconic images that changed human conceptions of the universe and our place in it. Num Pages: 624 pages, Full color throughout; 190 illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 187 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1359.
We live in a visual age, an age of images—iconic, instant, and influential—that have crystallized our conception of the large, the small, and the complex, of both inner and outer space. Some, like Robert Hooke's first microscopic views of the natural world, arose because of new technical capabilities. Others, like the first graphs, were breathtakingly simple but perennially useful. The first stunning picture of Earth from space stimulated an environmental consciousness that has grown ever since; the mushroom clouds from atomic and nuclear explosions became the ultimate symbol of death and destruction; Mercator's flat map of the Earth cemented an ... Read more
We live in a visual age, an age of images—iconic, instant, and influential—that have crystallized our conception of the large, the small, and the complex, of both inner and outer space. Some, like Robert Hooke's first microscopic views of the natural world, arose because of new technical capabilities. Others, like the first graphs, were breathtakingly simple but perennially useful. The first stunning picture of Earth from space stimulated an environmental consciousness that has grown ever since; the mushroom clouds from atomic and nuclear explosions became the ultimate symbol of death and destruction; Mercator's flat map of the Earth cemented an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393061772
SKU
V9780393061772
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About John D. Barrow
John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics, including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You ... Read more
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