The Alchemy of the Heavens
Searching for Meaning in the Milky Way
$27.55
- Paperback
356 pages
- Release Date
1 February 1996
Summary
The Alchemy Of The Heavens offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy.The home of the earth, the sun, and countless other stars, the Milky Way has long been an object of human fascintation, but it’s been in the last forty years that astromoners and astrophysicists have made the most startling discoveries about our galaxy.Author Ken Croswell reveals that the Milky Way formed as many earlier galaxies collopsed and smashed together; that may of the elements in the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385472142 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385472145 |
| Author: | Ken Croswell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House (Pty) Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 356 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 1996 |
| Weight: | 422g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 19mm |
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About The Author
Ken Croswell
Ken Croswell is a California-based astronomer and author. Since earning his PhD in astronomy fromHarvard University, he has written nine books-The Alchemy of the Heavens, finalist for aLos Angeles TimesBook Prize,Planet Quest, aNew York TimesNotable Book of the Year,Magnificent Universe,See the Stars,The Universe at Midnight,Magnificent Mars,Ten Worlds,andThe Lives of Stars. His writing has appeared inNational Geographic, the New York Times,Smithsonian, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as on StarDate, an astronomy radio show.
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