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An Infinity of Worlds
Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe
ISBN: 9780262547222
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 3, 2023
What happened before the primordial fire of the Big Bang: a theory about the ultimate origin of the universe.
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin
ISBN: 9780262547239
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
How Vera Rubin convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist, persevering despite early dismissals of her work.
The Sounds of the Cosmos
Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
ISBN: 9780262544948
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 28, 2023
The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.
Stars in Your Hand
A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos
ISBN: 9780262544153
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 20, 2022
An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions.
Astroquizzical
Solving the Cosmic Puzzles of Our Planets, Stars, and Galaxies: The Illustrated Edition
ISBN: 9780262046725
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 1, 2022
Exploring the family tree of the cosmos, from humans on Earth to stars and galaxies to the first atoms of the Big Bang; with striking color illustrations.
The Astronomer's Chair
A Visual and Cultural History
ISBN: 9780262045537
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 21, 2021
The astronomer's observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history.
Handprints on Hubble
An Astronaut's Story of Invention
ISBN: 9780262539647
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 1, 2020
The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope.
Cosmic Odyssey
How Intrepid Astronomers at Palomar Observatory Changed our View of the Universe
ISBN: 9780262044295
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 24, 2020
From newborn galaxies to icy worlds and blazing quasars, a behind-the-scenes story of how Palomar Observatory astronomers unveiled our complex universe.
Dr Space Junk vs The Universe
Archaeology and the Future
ISBN: 9780262539654
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 10, 2020
A pioneering space archaeologist explores artifacts left behind in space and on Earth, from moon dust to Elon Musk's red sports car.
An Infinity of Worlds
Cosmic Inflation and the Beginning of the Universe
ISBN: 9780262547222
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: October 3, 2023
What happened before the primordial fire of the Big Bang: a theory about the ultimate origin of the universe.
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond
The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin
ISBN: 9780262547239
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: August 15, 2023
How Vera Rubin convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist, persevering despite early dismissals of her work.
The Sounds of the Cosmos
Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
ISBN: 9780262544948
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 28, 2023
The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision.
Stars in Your Hand
A Guide to 3D Printing the Cosmos
ISBN: 9780262544153
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 20, 2022
An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions.
Astroquizzical
Solving the Cosmic Puzzles of Our Planets, Stars, and Galaxies: The Illustrated Edition
ISBN: 9780262046725
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: February 1, 2022
Exploring the family tree of the cosmos, from humans on Earth to stars and galaxies to the first atoms of the Big Bang; with striking color illustrations.
The Astronomer's Chair
A Visual and Cultural History
ISBN: 9780262045537
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: September 21, 2021
The astronomer's observing chair as both image and object, and the story it tells about a particular kind of science and a particular view of history.
Handprints on Hubble
An Astronaut's Story of Invention
ISBN: 9780262539647
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: December 1, 2020
The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope.
Cosmic Odyssey
How Intrepid Astronomers at Palomar Observatory Changed our View of the Universe
ISBN: 9780262044295
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 24, 2020
From newborn galaxies to icy worlds and blazing quasars, a behind-the-scenes story of how Palomar Observatory astronomers unveiled our complex universe.
Dr Space Junk vs The Universe
Archaeology and the Future
ISBN: 9780262539654
Publisher: The MIT Press
Pub Date: November 10, 2020
A pioneering space archaeologist explores artifacts left behind in space and on Earth, from moon dust to Elon Musk's red sports car.