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Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction

Paperback • 2008 • English

Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction

By John Gribbin

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In this fascinating Very Short Introduction, popular science writer John Gribben tells the story of our growing understanding of galaxies, from the days before Galileo to our present-day observations of our many hundreds of millions of galactic neighbors. Not only are galaxies fascinating astronomical structures in themselves, but their study has revealed much of what we know today about the cosmos, providing a window on the Big Bang and the origins of the Universe. Gribben looks at our own "Mil...Show more

Cosmology and the universe
Popular astronomy and space

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9780199234349

Published year

2008

Language

English

Original title

Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction

Format

Paperback

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