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OverviewHow did our universe come to exist? Why do stars shine? Is there life beyond the Earth? For millennia, humans have looked to the celestial sphere to explain the cosmos,first recording the movements of the Moon 25,000 years ago. Since the Enlightenmentand the dawn of the space age, scientists have been unravelling cosmic mysteries, andraising astonishing new questions for future generations to answer. Today we live inan age of unprecedented astronomical revelation, from the discovery of water on Marsto the detection of gravitational waves and the first photograph of a black hole. World-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin explains the science behind these discoveries, along with the passions, strugglesand quirks of fate that made them some of the most intriguing dramas of their times,demonstrating how human ingenuity and technological innovation have expandedour knowledge of the Universe beyond anything our ancestors - even as recently asa generation ago - could ever have imagined. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul MurdinPublisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780500295199ISBN 10: 0500295190 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 20 February 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'‘Crammed with fascinating facts and figures’ ' - Observatory Magazine '‘This is the book to reignite your sense of wonder’' - National Space Society '‘Good reading … I can do no more than strongly recommend it’' - Astronomy Now ''Good reading ... I can do no more than strongly recommend it'' - Astronomy Now ''This is the book to reignite your sense of wonder'' - National Space Society ''Crammed with fascinating facts and figures' ' - Observatory Magazine Author InformationPaul Murdin, OBE, has worked as an astronomer in the UK, the USA, Australia and Spain, and discovered the first stellar black hole, Cygnus X1. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, former president of the European Astronomical Society and Senior Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge. In 2012 Asteroid 128562 was named 'Murdin' by the IAU in honour of his contributions to the field. His book Secrets of the Planets was published in 2019. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |