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Author:

Carroll, Michael W., 1955- illustrator. illustrator.

Title:

Picture this! : grasping the dimensions of time and space / by Michael Carroll, with original illustrations by the author.

Publisher:

Springer,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xvii, 192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Subject:

Space sciences--Popular works.
Planetary science.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Planets.
Astronomy.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Planetary science.
Space sciences.
Popular Works.
Popular works.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Preface: The Long and the Short of It -- Part One: Our place in the Cosmos -- Chapter One: Asteroids, comets, and our Cosmic landscape -- Chapter Two: Ice dwarfs and tiny Moons -- Chapter Three: The Weirdest Moons, Large and Small -- Chapter Four: A Tour of the Planets -- Chapter Five: Bright, Shining Stars -- Chapter Six: Nebulae, Galaxies, and the Edge of All Things -- Chapter Seven: Understanding Scale in the Universe -- Part Two: Our Place in Time -- Chapter Eight: The Worlds Around Us -- Chapter Nine: Space Travel -- Index.

ISBN:

3319249053
9783319249056

LCCN:

2016936414

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)