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Universe: A Journey from Earth to the Edge of the Cosmos

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Author: Nicolas Cheetham
Publisher: Quercus
Category: Book

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 24924

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 10.2 x 1.2

ISBN: 1905204175
EAN: 9781905204175
ASIN: 1905204175

Publication Date: May 18, 2006
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Shocking... January 16, 2008

Mind blowing. I chanced upon this gem in a bookstore & couldn't believe it was just 9.99. I've toyed with the idea of various other expensive pictorial guides but it's always a bit of a risk to buy without seeing. One flick through this one however and I was convinced.

After buying the first copy as a gift, I swiftly bought 2 more from Amazon (at an amazing price) - one for me, and one as another gift.

I have just put it down (reluctantly) after a 45 minute sitting, my imagination and wonder stoked and my mind struggling to comprehend what i have just seen and read.

The combination of beautiful, quality images and minimal intriguing text explanations are a perfect match. My only frustration was that I wanted to know more technical info on each object, though in reality they have done the image/text balance well, and it serves to feed my thirst to find out more.

An amazing book, which could just change your perspective. Buy it! you won't be disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars

Interesting April 3, 2007
2 out of 28 found this review helpful

Firstly, I hate astrology but I loved this book. I only bought it because of the images, and I have even defaced the book and have cut some of the photos out and framed them. I'll tell you why, I use them when I place my orders to the cosmos. I look at the images and it makes me realise what a big place the universe is, and yet we are still able to control our destiny.

5 out of 5 stars

so much better August 30, 2006
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

I've been searching the book shops trying to find the best book for pictures in astronomy. I've looked through 'Beyond' which is suposed to be the best out there, didn't think it was near worth the money, and i looked through all the others i could find,visions of the universe, hubble:mirror of the universe, etc. I already owned this one and while looking at all the others which are alot dearer i couldn't find one i thought was better. I think this book is beautiful and i'm very suprised at its price.

5 out of 5 stars

Low price but high production values ! January 19, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful

I bought this book cheaply but have been very presently surprised by both the quality of the pictures and the of the accompanying writing/captions.

The format is that of a full page picture each with a short explanatory paragraph of text. This text is written for a general audience but with a wonderful eye to both the lyrical beauty and the scientific significance of the of the images.

I also found the steady progression from pictures of the solar system out to the far reaches of the universe very helpful in putting all those beautiful Hubble telescope pictures into a context.

This is among the most interesting astronomical writing I have read.

All in all I highly recommend this book for anyone with a general interest in the Universe we all live in.