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Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791089339
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8933-0
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 11/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 523.1
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 120

Summary

The attempt to understand the universe’s seemingly endless mysteries involves a process of discovery that can evoke fascination, frustration, and continual wonder and amazement. Planets, Stars, and Galaxies takes readers on an incredible full-color journey through the vast universe. This engaging title tackles the questions students studying science are eager to know: How large is the universe? Is it infinite or finite? What is its structure? Is it possible to visit other worlds, and if so, what similarities might they bear to our own world?

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. Further reading. Web sites. References. Glossary. Index.

About the Author(s)

Gordon Ritter is a doctoral student in the Department of Physics at Harvard University. He has broad interests that span several fields of mathematics and theoretical science, including quantum field theory and string theory, analytic number theory, representation theory, differential geometry, quantum computing and quantum information, and mathematical biology.

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