Sizing Up the Universe: The Cosmos in Perspective

by J. Richard Gott III, Robert J. Vanderbei, Robert Vanderbei

Book Overview

Sizing Up the Universe reveals an ingenious new way to envision the outsize proportions of space, based on the work of Princeton University professors Richard Gott and Robert Vanderbei. Using scaled maps, object comparisons, and beautiful space photographs, it demonstrates the actual size of objects in the cosmos -from Buzz Aldrin's historic footprint to the visible universe and beyond. The authors offer visual comparisons with astonishing precision...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426206518
• ISBN13: 9781426206511
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.3"