Time for the Stars: Astronomy in the 1990s

by Alan Lightman

Book Overview

Now, Alan Lightman, the author of the brilliantly original bestselling novel Einstein's Dreams, presents the real-life drama of astronomy, a journey far into the stars that outpaces any fiction for adventure and excitement. Unsurpassed in its authoritativeness, TIME FOR THE STARS is based on the report of the National Academy of Science's Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, for whose science panel Alan Lightman served as chair. Here is a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446670243
• ISBN13: 9780446670241
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 8.0"