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

Ferris, Timothy

ISBN 10: 0688031765 ISBN 13: 9780688031763

Published by William Morrow & Co., New York, 1977

Language: English

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Title

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

Publisher

William Morrow & Co., New York

Publication Date

1977

Language

English

ISBN 10

0688031765

ISBN 13

9780688031763

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st printing.

Condition

Very good condition

Dust Jacket Condition

good

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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.

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James Lawton, a graduate of Benedictine University, has Master?s degrees in English and in Library Science from the University of Michigan. From 1963 to 1967, he served as the Rare Book Assistant for the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, at the University of Michigan. He was the Rare Book Bibliographer at Syracuse University Library, in 1967 and 1968. In 1969 he was appointed Curator of Manuscripts, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Boston Public Library. He became Assistant Keeper of Rare Books and Manuscripts Boston Public Library, in 1975. From 1980 to 2000 he was the owner and proprietor of Brookline Village Books, a retail establishment specializing in general out-of-print, scholarly, and rare books. In 2000 the business became internet based only under the name J. Lawton, Booksellers.

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