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Author:

Plait, Philip C., author.

Title:

Under alien skies : a sightseer's guide to the universe / Philip Plait, PhD.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W.W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xiii, 311 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Astronomy--Popular works.
Universe--Popular works.
Outer space--Popular works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

Drawing on the latest scientific research and his prodigious imagination, a renowned astronomer and science communicator takes us on an immersive tour of the universe to view ten of the most spectacular sights outer space has to offer, including the strange, beautiful shadows cast by a hundred thousand stars.

ISBN:

0393867307 : HRD
9780393867305 : HRD

LCCN:

bl2023013449

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)