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Just how insignificant is the planet Earth? Just how big is the concept, "to the power of 10"? This really neat "movie" starts a mere 10 million light years away from Earth, where the Milky Way galaxy is just visible as a spiral, and zooms you in -- one power of 10 at a time -- to the quark level, and tells you what you're looking at each step of the way. Awesome, in any sense of the word. From This is True for 21 December 2003 Suggestions for further reading:
 by Roger W. Sinnott Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: I am a relative newbe to astronomy and have been looking for one book that is small enough to be used in the field yet detailed enough to show me whats up in the sky any time of the year. This book fits that bill to a tee. I especially appreciate t...  by David Devorkin, Robert Smith Amazon Price: $31.50 Customer Review: This book is absolutely wonderful for anyone remotely interested in space exploration. Not only are the photos beautiful but the book itself is an informative and detailed guide to the Hubble Telescope project. Years ago a friend worked on the Hubbl...  by Edward Weiler Amazon Price: $19.77 Customer Review: Short of actually going into space and seeing with your own eyes through a powerful telescope such as the Hubble, this is the next best thing. This publication is for your library of Astronomy, bar none.  by Milton D. Heifetz, Wil Tirion Amazon Price: $10.87 Customer Review: This book is exactly what I wanted. It has clear pictures of all the constellations and it also tells you the history on the constellations! Fun book to star at the night sky with!  by Terence Dickinson, Alan Dyer Amazon Price: Customer Review: Being new to backyard Astronomy, I was a little hesitant to spend the money on this book, as it seemed to be a little expensive. I read a few of the reviews and decided to take the plunge. Now that this book is in my hands, you would have quite a c... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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