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cspg
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posted 08-14-2014 10:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hubble: Window on the Universe
by Giles Sparrow
For 20 years the Hubble Space Telescope has been hurtling around our planet at 17,500 mph sending spectacularly sharp images of the universe back to Earth, but after two decades and 570,000 photographs, NASA is preparing to wind down this extraordinarily successful mission.

This fully revised and updated edition of Hubble: Window on the Universe (Legacy Edition) showcases the very latest and clearest images of galaxies, nebulae, quasars, exploding stars and stellar nurseries. More than 200 remarkable cosmic images reveal the inner workings of the solar system, the expansion of the Universe, the birth and death of stars, the formation of planetary nebulae, the dynamics of galaxies and the mysterious force known as 'dark energy'.

Hubble is a celebration of this large and versatile telescope's astonishing scientific and technical achievements. Featuring the history of the project from its origins and launch in 1990, the discovery and emergency repair of a defective mirror, the impact of subsequent servicing missions and finally, its extraordinary legacy this stunning giant volume will take you on a journey through the universe via 200 glorious full-color images.

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc; Updated ed edition (November 6, 2014)
  • ISBN-10: 1848669658
  • ISBN-13: 978-1848669659
Note: The original edition of this book came out in September 2010. For some reason I couldn't find a post on cS about this book (tried with keywords: hubble, author's name, publisher, title etc., nothing came up).

sev8n
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posted 08-14-2014 11:46 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for sev8n     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
One would think a book of Hubble images would feature rather large pages. The Amazon page for the revised edition doesn't mention a page size. Amazon lists the page sizes of the first edition as 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches yet one of the (two) reviews describes it as a "huge book". Does anyone know the real dimensions of the book?

cspg
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posted 08-15-2014 02:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I've just emailed the publisher. Stay tuned.

GoesTo11
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posted 08-15-2014 12:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have the original edition. My copy isn't close to hand right now, but yes, it is quite large...I'd guess about 14" x 10."

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