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內容簡介 透過關鍵的名言與超過上百幅描繪關於宇宙概念的醒目插圖來探索天文學。這本天文學是一場發現宇宙的精采之旅：從古代對宇宙本質的臆測，到包括現代科學中愛因斯坦與霍金等人的驚人理論。透過本書，我們了解哈雷彗星、哈伯望遠鏡、美國太空總署各種探索宇宙的新奇設備，還有托勒密、牛頓、從事恆星光譜研究的瓦特．亞當斯、天文學家兼科普作家的卡爾．薩根與探索冥王星的「新視野號」負責人亞倫．史坦等科學家們的發現。本書是英國著名圖片百科出版社DK暢銷的”Big Ideas”系列，也是理解太空、時間與宇宙物理學的絕佳導讀。Explore the world of astronomy with key quotes and bold graphics to illustrate over 100 of the universe's biggest ideas.The Astronomy Book is an exciting voyage of discovery through the cosmos. Venture from ancient speculations about the nature of the universe, to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, including those of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.Learn about the incredible histories of Halley's comet, Hubble's telescope, and NASA's modern-day trailblazing, as well as the discoveries of famous figures including Ptolemy, Isaac Newton, Walter Adams, Carl Sagan, and Alan Stern.The Astronomy Book, part of DK's bestselling Big Ideas series, is is the perfect introduction to our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos.
