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Join Kanna, Kanta, Yamane, and Gloria in The Manga Guide to the Universe as they explore our solar system, the Milky Way, and faraway galaxies in search of the universe s greatest mysteries: dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the Big Bang itself. As you rocket across the night sky, you ll become acquainted with modern astronomy and astrophysics, as well as the classical discoveries and theories on which they re built. You ll even learn why some scientists believe finding extraterrestrial life is inevitable! You ll also learn about: Discoveries made by Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Hubble, and other seminal astronomers Theories of the universe s origins, evolution, and geometry The ways you can measure and observe heavenly bodies with different telescopes, and how astronomers calculate distances in space Stellar classifications and how the temperature, size, and magnitude of a star are related Cosmic background radiation, what the WMAP satellite discovered, and scientists predictiProduct Identifiers
PublisherNo Starch Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101593272677
ISBN-139781593272678
eBay Product ID (ePID)79962334
Product Key Features
GenreEducation, Science, Comics & Graphic Novels
Publication Year2011
LanguageEnglish
Artist/WriterKiyoshi Kawabata, Verte Corp Verte, Kenji Ishikawa, Yutaka Hiiragi
FeaturesNew Edition
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6in
Item Length9.2in
Item Width7in
Item Weight18.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
Professional GraderFifth Grade
Era Range9-Up
Dewey Edition22
Book TitleManga Guide to the Universe
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal523.1
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
TopicManga / Nonfiction, Nonfiction / General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology, Astronomy
Lc Classification NumberQb982
Table of ContentPreface Prologue: A Tale that Begins on the Moon Chapter 1: Is Earth the Center of the Universe? Chapter 2: From the Solar System to the Milky Way Chapter 3: The Universe Was Born with a Big Bang Chapter 4: What Is It Like at the Edge of the Universe? Chapter 5: Our Ever-Expanding Universe Index