Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe

Robin Kerrod & Carole Stott
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Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe
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  • This book is worth a spot on the coffee table (or bookshelf even). It is more than a "pretty face" in that it goes into depth in quite a few areas considered very current research in Astronomy such as MACHOS, WIMPS, and galactic cannibalization (with...
     
  • Circling a few hundred miles overhead is one of the engineering marvels of the late twentieth century: humanity's very own mirror on the universe, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Now that we have seen such wonders reflected through its glass, what can...
     
  • First, it's important to know that the most recent, 2007 edition corrects many of the problems some of the other reviewers are talking about. The images are high quality, and the text has been edited and formatted much better than in previous editions. ...
     
  • Robin Kerrod's Hubble gathers some of the most important, breathtaking images from the Hubble system, from the birthplace of stars and the deaths of massive red stars to planets in the making and documentation supporting the collision of galaxies. This...
     
  • An awe-inspiring trip into the heavens. Inspirational, fantastic, colorful photos of other worlds, galaxies, nebulae, space.... I fall asleep looking at the pictures and have the most amazing dreams.
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