Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1463595 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Review
ÝTerence Dickinson has succeeded in writing a useful, enjoyable and eminently readable book.

Synopsis
The 50 most-asked questions about the universe - and their answers. This fact-filled guide covers all the latest findings and theories from the world of astronomy in an accessible format.

From the Publisher
Solve the Enigmas of Your Universe
"[Terence Dickinson] has succeeded in writing a useful, enjoyable and eminently readable book." -Science Books & Film, American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science

What exactly is the Big Bang Theory? How do we know the universe is expanding? What is a black hole? Does a Planet X exist? What came before the Big Bang? How many galaxies are in the universe?

These are just six of the 50 questions answered in this fact-filled guide to the latest findings and theories in astronomy. Concise yet authoritative, it is the perfect reference for the thoughtful reader who doesn't have the luxury of time.

Terence Dickinson, one of North America's leading astronomy writers, has been asked just about every astronomy question there is. In this book, he has selected the 50 most-asked questions as a foundation from which to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos in the down-to-earth style that has made him a best-selling author with over one million books in print.

He has received many national and international science awards including the New York Academy of Sciences Book of the Year Award and the Royal Canadian Institute's Sandford Fleming Medal.