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Don't Know Much about the Universe : Everything You Need to Know about the...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780060194598
- Book Title
- Don't Know Much about the Universe : Everything You Need to Know about the Cosmos but Never Learned
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Science
- Topic
- Military Science, Cosmology, Astronomy
- Item Weight
- 24.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060194596
ISBN-13
9780060194598
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1935807
Product Key Features
Book Title
Don't Know Much about the Universe : Everything You Need to Know about the Cosmos but Never Learned
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Military Science, Cosmology, Astronomy
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-024605
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Dont Know Much About the Universecovers a huge topic in a lighthearted, conversational question-and-answer format., Davis offers some shrewdly simplified timelines.… You should be able to fake some expertise in no time.
Dewey Decimal
523.1
Synopsis
From the ancients who charted the stars, to Jules Verne and Flash Gordon, to The X-Files, Apollo 13, and Armageddon, subjects engaging the heavens and outer space have intrigued people through the ages. And yet so many of us look up at the night sky and have to admit that we are totally in the dark when it comes to the most basic facts about the heavens. Into the void steps Kenneth C. Davis with the latest addition to his bestselling and critically acclaimed DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT® series. Don't Know Much About® the Universe is a lively and readable guide to the discoveries, theories, and real people that have shaped space exploration, from the beginning of civilization to the present. Using the now-familiar and popular question-and-answer format that has appealed to millions of readers, Davis sets his sights on a subject that has inspired the greatest of fascinations, produced many popular misconceptions, and ultimately helped shape the course of history. From a historical overview of man's preoccupation with space to a guided tour of our solar system and beyond, Kenneth Davis seeks, as always, to entertain as he teaches. He looks at issues that go beyond the bounds of simple "Science 101" and asks the kinds of questions we may have wanted to ask back in school but didn't have the nerve. For example: Who dug those canals on Mars? Is a "blue moon" really blue? What does astronomy have to do with astrology? Will we end with a bang or a whimper?, An entertaining and readable guide to the discoveries, theories and personalities that have shaped space exportation from the beginning of civilization to the present., From the ancients who charted the stars, to Jules Verne and Flash Gordon, to The X-Files , Apollo 13 , and Armageddon , subjects engaging the heavens and outer space have intrigued people through the ages. And yet so many of us look up at the night sky and have to admit that we are totally in the dark when it comes to the most basic facts about the heavens. Into the void steps Kenneth C. Davis with the latest addition to his bestselling and critically acclaimed DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT(R) series. Don't Know Much About(R) the Universe is a lively and readable guide to the discoveries, theories, and real people that have shaped space exploration, from the beginning of civilization to the present. Using the now-familiar and popular question-and-answer format that has appealed to millions of readers, Davis sets his sights on a subject that has inspired the greatest of fascinations, produced many popular misconceptions, and ultimately helped shape the course of history. From a historical overview of man's preoccupation with space to a guided tour of our solar system and beyond, Kenneth Davis seeks, as always, to entertain as he teaches. He looks at issues that go beyond the bounds of simple "Science 101" and asks the kinds of questions we may have wanted to ask back in school but didn't have the nerve. For example: Who dug those canals on Mars? Is a "blue moon" really blue? What does astronomy have to do with astrology? Will we end with a bang or a whimper?
LC Classification Number
QB981.D275 2001
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