Hubble: Window on the Universe

by Giles Sparrow

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Covers the history of the Hubble Telescope and includes over 400 full-color images of the universe taken by the Hubble telescope.

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Beginnings. Our Solar System in Perspective. Servicing Missions 1 and 2. A New View of the Stars. Servicing Mission 3A. Servicing Mission 3B. Looking Beyond the Milky Way. Servicing Mission 4. Looking Beyond Space and Time. The Next Generation.

The wonders of the universe as seen through the eye of the Hubble Space Telescope. With just enough text to provide the necessary information for the stunning photographic display in this coffee table-sized book. Views of planets, moons, nebulae, deep space . . . the spectacular photographs included here showcase the capabilities of the telescope as they create a window into the universe to reveal sights never before seen.

A Hubble Space Telescope Instrumentation and Glossary is included.

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wooooooow!!!! I've received it 10 minutes ago, I've just opened it and see a few pages and I can say that's the book of my dreams! I'm already in love with it! It's huge with breathtaking pictures of the Solar System and Outer space, with a brief description. A must-have for everyone who's fascinated by astronomy.

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Science & Nature, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Art & Design, Technology
DDC/MDS
523.10222Natural sciences & mathematicsAstronomyThe Solar SystemUniverse
LCC
QB500.268 .S66ScienceAstronomyAstronomyDescriptive astronomySolar system
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