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- Title Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- Author FERRIS, TIMOTHY
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- Pages 496
- Language ENG
- Publisher The Bodley Head, London
- Date 1989
- ISBN 9780370313320
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London: The Bodley Head, 1989. First UK edition, first published in USA in 1988. A very clean and unmarked copy VG+ with complete dustjacket VG+. An excellent and very readable work that outlines the story of man's interest in the cosmos, from Aristotle to the Big Bang, the Sumerian Magus atop his Ziggurat to a modern astronomer at his radio telescope, Kepler struggling for years to define the orbit of Mars, Galileo's house arrest for his theories, Herschel plumbing deep space in his studies of galaxies and much more. Illustrated throughout with a glossary, A Brief History of the Universe, Comprehensive Bibliography, notes and index. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.998 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1B. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Bodley Head 1989. 1989. Hardcover. 8vo hardcover 496pp index, b/w illus. very good / very good d/w. Popular science with witty anecdotes that lighten the intellectual load, integtrated with scientific ideas, and philosophical and religious contexts. From Aristotle to the Big Bang, from the music of the spheres to the unimaginable ancient light of a quasar, this is the story of man's long search for an understanding of cosmic space and time. He relates Kepler struggling to define the orbit of Mars, Galileo locked under house arrest for offending the Church, William Herschel plumbing deep in space in his study of galaxies, Murray Gell-Mann plotting the particles inside protons and neutrons. Written by a professional astronomer, he aims to be accessible to the general reader. He has also written "The Red Limit" and has received a number of awards for his work and teaches science writing and astronomy at the Univesity of Californai, Verkeley. .
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the Bodley Head, London, 1992. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Various. 900 g;; 496 pages, includes glossary, a brief history, chapter notes, bibliography, index, photographs, diagrams, charts, and illustrations. From Aristotle's crystalline celestial spheres to the latest quantum theories of the evolution of the universe, humankind has sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Coming of Age in the Milky Way, the long-awaited new book by award-winning science writer Timothy Ferris, is the story of that quest. Its eloquent, evocative narrative stretches from late prehistoric times when, writes Ferris, "the skies of our ancestors hung low overhead" down through Copernicus and Newton and Einstein to today's "supersymmetry" theories of spacetime. It interweaves majestic themes of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy with fresh and lasting portraits of the men and women who created what has been called our…
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The Bodley Head Ltd, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 495 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is currently IN STOCK and would be shipped directly from our Australian address.. From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious preconceptions. They…
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