Galaxies: A Very Short Introduction

by John Gribbin

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199234345
• ISBN13: 9780199234349
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 6.9"