Tyson, Neil DeGrasse & Goldsmith, Donald. Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution.TYSON, Neil DeGrasse & GOLDSMITH, Donald. Origins; fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution. Norton. 345p. illus. bibliog. index. c2004. 0-393-32758-2. $17.95. SA Seventeen chapters explore the origin of the universe, galaxies, cosmic structure, stars, planets and life on Earth. Forty color photos, many shot by the Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the first large optical orbiting observatory. Built from 1978 to 1990 at a cost of $1.5 billion, the HST (named for astronomer E. P. Hubble) was expected to provide the clearest view yet obtained of the universe. , take readers along on a trip into the farthest reaches of our galaxy, with its remnants of supernovas and nebulas. Closer to home we see Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and the surface of Mars and the Moon. The readable text explains dark matter, UFOs, the Big Bang theory big bang theory n. A cosmological theory holding that the universe originated approximately 20 billion years ago from the violent explosion of a very small agglomeration of matter of extremely high density and temperature. Noun 1. , paleobiology pa·le·o·bi·ol·o·gy n. The branch of paleontology that deals with the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms. pa (where life came from three billion years ago), possible life on exosolar planets--in short, how we and everything else got here. The basis of a NOVA special on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, , this informative book includes a glossary. Neil Tyson is an astrophysicist and director of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Hayden Planetarium. Recommended to general readers for its breadth of coverage and its clear prose. Janet Julian, retired English Teacher, Grafton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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