- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition (Oct 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810929236
- ISBN-13: 978-0810929234
- Product Dimensions: 37 x 26.4 x 0.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 558 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #144,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In April 1990, the space shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope to an altitude of some 600 kilometers above the Earth, where it has since been delivering images of the distant heavens to scientists below. Despite disappointing early results--the telescope's mirror and camera were revealed to have significant flaws, which were quickly repaired--Hubble has yielded extraordinary views, including stunning images of the birth, death, and occasional misfortunes of stars and close-up details of our planetary neighbors (such as views of the retreating Martian polar ice cap throughout the summer, exposing the great sand dunes that lie beneath, and of a Neptune beset by upper-atmospheric storms).
Hubble's work has been an important adjunct to other astronomical research, allowing scientists, for one thing, to age-date star clusters far beyond our own galaxy and to propose an age for the universe of about 12 billion to 16 billion years. It has also inspired lay readers with its trove of magnificent photographs, of which this book gathers more than 100 taken over Hubble's years of duty. (NASA plans to replace Hubble with a larger successor in 2009.) The images are accompanied with a well-written explanatory text, altogether adding up to a volume that rewards repeated visits by readers of all ages. --Gregory McNamee
From School Library Journal
Adult/High School-Incredible color photography and refreshingly understandable text re-create the wonder and magic of space. Through these fantastic reproductions, the amazing ability of the Hubble Space Telescope is defined and showcased. A prologue explains the work of the American astronomer for whom the telescope is named; an epilogue speaks to the times and worlds beyond Hubble. A cyclone on Mars; the star-forming Keyhole Nebula; the Eagle Nebula, known as the Cradle of Creation for new stars; and an amazing picture of the millions of stars at the center of the Milky Way remind readers that much of science fiction is no longer fiction. The book's large format accentuates the larger-than-life achievements of the Hubble. A crowd pleaser in any library.-Becky Ferrall, Stonewall Jackson High School, Manassas, VA
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe (Paperback)
The book comes in two-versions. One is a paperback and the other is a hardback, which I own. I would definately call the hardback a coffee table book. Large format photos, in a book that opens nicely for great viewing
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
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This review is from: Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe (Paperback)
The layout of the book was disappointing. Instead of being a coffee table book containing mostly the latest, prettiest photos, much space was wasted on perfunctory texts containing little new information to space buffs, and the layout of the pictures was poorly judged, in my opinion, with several oddly-angled pictures splayed across the pages. There were too few large-scale photos, and most had been published in popular magazines.
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This review is from: Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe (Paperback)
This is a lovely collection of the best of the Hubble photographs that had been done at the time of publication. Although they have been seen many times, and in many different formats, this book puts them all together in one place. It's too bad that some of the more recent spectacular Hubble shots weren't included, but the author's deadline was probably the culprit; it wasn't as a result of deliberate omission. This is, perhaps, a "coffee table book", but unlike most books that fall into that category, this one is paperback and very affordable. I can't wait for Mark Voit to do a Volume 2!
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