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 1001 Things Everyone Should Know about the Universe by William A. Gutsch Random House, Incorporated; ISBN: 0385483864 Paperback (May 1999); 353 pp Ships in: 24 hrs |
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Synopsis
n the most comprehensive, entertaining and readable survey of modern astronomy
you'll ever find, distinguished astronomer William Gutsch illuminates
the theories of Galileo and Newton, discusses what Venus can teach us
about the greenhouse effect, and explains why Mars is the red planet.
175 photos. 320 pp. Radio interviews. Online promos. 20,000 print.
Experts Commentary
From Booknews: Explains basic and advanced facts about the universe,
beginning with tools of astronomy, our moon and sun, and our solar system,
and expanding outward to stars, black holes, galaxies, cosmology, and
the search for extraterrestrial life. While layout is basic and visuals
are unspectacular (b&w photos and illustrations), material is detailed,
accessible, and delivered in bite-sized chunks, incorporating the history
of astronomy and the ways in which astronomers come up with amazing facts
about the universe. For general readers high school level and up. Annotation
c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
From The Publisher: 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About the
Universe is an entertaining and comprehensive survey of supernovas and
black holes, our solar system and the Milky Way, far-off galaxies, the
sun, the stars, and a whole lot more. In 1001 short, eminently readable
"mini-essays," William A. Gutsch, Jr., Ph.D., former Chairman of the American
Museum-Hayden Planetarium in New York, takes us on a journey through man's
relationship with and growing understanding of space and the known universe
- from the invention of the first telescope to Newton's theory of gravity
and how astronomer Edwin Hubble figured out that the universe is expanding.
Beginning close to home, Dr. Gutsch explores the mysteries of the moon,
the sun, and the planets within our own solar system. He explains the
astronomical significance of "a blue moon," how particles from the sun
create the northern lights, what Venus can teach us about the greenhouse
effect, and why Mars is the red planet (because it's rusty). Did the universe
begin with a Big Bang, and will it end with a Big Crunch, a Big Chill,
or a Big Bounce? Are there other beings like ourselves who look up at
the starry sky and wonder? Dr. Gutsch ferrets out the most likely places
for life to exist, and reveals how scientists are actually trying to contact
extraterrestrials.
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