Don't know much about the universe : everything you need to know about the cosmos but never learned / Kenneth C. Davis.
- Title
- Don't know much about the universe : everything you need to know about the cosmos but never learned / Kenneth C. Davis.
- Published by
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2001.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xxiv, 344 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- From the ancients who charted the stars, to Jules Verne and Flash Gordon, to The X-Files, Apollo 13, and Armageddon, people around the world have long been intrigued with the heavens and outer space. DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE UNIVERSE, the fifth title in this bestselling series, uses the now-familiar and popular question-and-answer format to inform and entertain listeners by examining a subject that has inspired the greatest of fascinations, produced many popular misconceptions, and, ultimately, helped to shape the course of history.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Trivia and miscellanea
- MiscellaneĢes.
- Contents
- Lost in space -- The great ocean of truth -- Across the gulf -- Where no man has gone before -- To boldy go -- The old one's secrets.
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-[321]) and index.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain