The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe

Timothy Ferris

ISBN 10: 0688031765 / ISBN 13: 9780688031763

Published by William Morrow & Co., 1977

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[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: YES ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: William Morrow & Co. Pub Date: 1/1/1977 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 287 first edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co.
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688031765
• ISBN 13: 9780688031763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

For centuries, it was assumed that our universe was static. In the late 1920s, astronomers defeated this assumption with a startling new discovery. From Earth, the light of distant galaxies appeared to be red, meaning that those galaxies were receding from us. This led to the revolutionary realization that the universe is expanding. The Red Limit is the tale of this discovery, its ramifications, and the passionately competitive astronomers who charted the past, present, and future of the cosmos.