The Cosmic Tourist: The 100 Most Awe-inspiring Places in the Universe

May, Brian/ Moore, Patrick/ Lintott, Chris

ISBN 10: 1780978375 / ISBN 13: 9781780978376

Published by Carlton Books Ltd, 2016

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192 pages. 12.00x10.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Cosmic Tourist: The 100 Most Awe-inspiring Places in the Universe
• Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1780978375
• ISBN 13: 9781780978376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.1 kilograms

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Synopsis

Take your seats for the greatest tour ever - one that encompasses the whole of the Universe. En route, we stop off to gaze at 100 amazing sights - from asteroids to zodiacal dust and from orbit around the Earth to beyond the most distant galaxies. We start right here on Earth, and your tour guides are cosmic voyagers Patrick Moore, Brian May and Chris Lintott: Patrick is a lifelong lunar specialist; Brian is the leading authority on dust in our solar system, and Chris researches the formation of stars and galaxies.

About the Author

Although best known to the world as the lead guitarist of supergroup Queen, Brian May recently completed the PhD in astrophysics which he abandoned when Queen first started to find fame. Sir Patrick Moore is the world's best-loved astronomer, author of more than 100 books, and presenter of the world's longest running TV programme, BBC's "The Sky at Night". Chris Lintott is best-known as the co-presenter, with Patrick, of "The Sky at Night". He took his first degree in Physics at Cambridge, then his PhD in Astrophysics at University College London, and is now doing further research at Oxford.