The Manga Guide to the Universe

Kenji Ishikawa

ISBN 10: 1593272677 / ISBN 13: 9781593272678

Published by No Starch Press,US, 2011

About this Item

2011. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . .

Seller Inventory # V9781593272678

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Manga Guide to the Universe
• Publisher: No Starch Press,US
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593272677
• ISBN 13: 9781593272678
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you rocket across the night sky, you ll become acquainted with modern astronomy and astrophysics, as well as the classical discoveries and theories on which they re built. You ll even learn why some scientists believe finding extraterrestrial life is inevitable! You ll also learn about: Discoveries made by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Hubble, and other seminal astronomers Theories of the universe s origins, evolution, and geometry The ways you can measure and observe heavenly bodies with different telescopes, and how astronomers calculate distances in space Stellar classifications and how the temperature, size, and magnitude of a star are related Cosmic background radiation, what the WMAP satellite discovered, and scientists predicti

About the Author

Kenji Ishikawa is a scientific and technical journalist. He was born in Tokyo in 1958. After graduating from the Faculty of Science at the Tokyo University of Science, he worked as a journalist and later as a freelance editor and writer. Besides writing novels and various columns, he has written technical commentaries for general readers and conducted numerous interviews with leading engineers and researchers.