Hubble: The Mirror on the Universe
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The best images from the Hubble Space Telescope, text explaining their astronomical significance, details on the HST and a timeline of landmarks in astronomy. The new edition includes 80 new images, the Hubble's future and the latest findings. Caitlin Augusta - VOYA This resource can be considered two books in one. It is at once a photographic tour of the universe revealed by images from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and an astronomy textbook. Replete with full-page color photographs, the book matches up Hubble's well-labeled pictures to corresponding text nicely; however, it would be worth purchasing for the photos alone. The HST images from nebulae, stars, and galaxies are awesome. They are crisp, with good contrast, providing a visual banquet for the astronomy lover. The text is organized into six chapters: from stars to galaxies to the solar system, ending with information on the HST. The chapters are independent of each other, but within each, the material is logically organized and cohesive. Despite extensive photos, it is not a coffee table book. The print is small for browsing; the author's writing is occasionally unclear, especially in the chapter introductions; and the book presupposes some knowledge of astronomy. Nevertheless for astronomy buffs, Kerrod's masterful integration of history, astrophysics, and current research will be appreciated and enjoyed. Unfortunately the text is marred by a few generalizations and errors as well as a glaring publishing mistake. Kerrod dates a galactic collision at 500 billion years ago, when he later states (correctly) that the universe itself is only twelve to fifteen billion years old. On page 168, the text from page 162 is repeated in a section where it clearly does not belong. Those mistakes notwithstanding, Hubble is an excellent astronomy resource and a must-purchase for all school and public libraries. VOYA Codes: 4Q 4P J S A/YA (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broadgeneral YA appeal; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed book recommended for Young Adults). 2003, Firefly, 192p.; Glossary. Index. Illus. Charts. Chronology., Ages 12 to Adult.
Foreword by David S. LeckroneHubble: The story so farIntroductionStars in the FirmamentLooking at the stars that most obviously populate the universe, created out of clouds of interstellar gas and dust; how stars are born and live out their lives.Stellar Death and DestructionHow stars age and die, on time scales often measured in billions of years; stars like the Sun die comparatively quietly, but others blast themselves apart and disappear from the universe.Gregarious GalaxiesThe great star island galaxies in space, the spirals, ellipticals and irregulars; the enigmatic quasars, blazars and other superenergeti galaxies with their black-hole powerhouses.The Expansive UniverseIntroducing cosmology, the study of the origin and evolution of the universe; the Big Bang and after; galactic clusters and the large-scale structure of the universe; its ultimate fate.Solar SystemsOur solar system and other planetary systems among the stars; how solar systems form and evolve; the Sun, the Moon, comets and other interplanetary debris that never made the big time.The Heavenly WanderersThe solar system's major players, the planets: Mercury, Venue, (Earth), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, disparate bodies as different from one another as chalk from cheese.Background BriefingIntroducing TelescopesThe Hubble Space TelescopesGlossary of TermsLandmarks in AstronomyIndexAcknowledgments
