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OverviewMichael Benson tells the thrilling story of the discovery and description of the universe in a new way. Selecting artful and profound illustrations and maps, many hidden away in the world's great science libraries and virtually unknown today, he chronicles more than 1,000 years of humanity's ever-expanding understanding of the size and shape of space itself. He shows how the invention of the telescope inspired visions of unimaginably distant places and explains why today we turn to supercomputer simulations to reveal deeper truths about space-time. Cosmigraphics explores the visual side of our greatest imaginative achievement as a species: the unveiling of a vast universe that is largely invisible to our senses. It will be a revelation to space-struck Earthlings, art lovers, and readers interested in the history of science, the visualization of information, graphic design, and mapping. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael BensonPublisher: Abrams Imprint: Abrams Dimensions: Width: 25.40cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 31.10cm Weight: 2.290kg ISBN: 9781419713873ISBN 10: 1419713876 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 14 October 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMichael Benson's books for Abrams include Beyond, Far Out, and Planetfall. A photographer, writer, and filmmaker, in the last decade he has staged a series of increasingly large-scale exhibitions of planetary landscape photography. He lives in Boston and Ljubljana, Slovenia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |