Binding: Hardcover Release Date: October 2005 List Price:$50.00
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ISBN-13: 9780756613648 ISBN-10: 0756613647 Author: Robert Dinwiddie, Philip Eales, David Hughes, Ian Nicholson, Ian Ridpath, Giles Sparrow, Pam Spence, Carole Stott, Kevin Tildsley, Martin Rees Publisher: DK ADULT
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Continuing in the bestselling tradition of Animal and Earth, DK brings you Universe - a truly definitive guide that takes you on a tour from the Solar System to the farthest limits of space.
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Amazing Book
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I got this book from sams club for $15 and this is the most amazing book on the universe that i have found. Talks about everything and has amazing pictures and information on everything even old astronomers. Just amazing.
Binding unglued
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After the second or third time I opened the book [hardcover edition] the textblock came completely unglued from the mull (i.e., binding failure). This is such a disappointment given that the contents of the book look to be superb. I'll be returning this book.
Nov. 24, 2008 Update: I received a second copy of this book today to give as a gift but it has the same problem as above.
Gorgeously Made Book!
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I just received my copy yesterday and I have to say I much more than pleasantly surprised. The book doesn't seem extra special when browsing through the info about it on Amazon or looking at it through Amazon's "Look Inside" feature.
However, I bought the book anyway due to the strong reviews and to quench my yearning for a nice guide to the universe. Boy was I takan aback when I got my hands on this book, it looks soooo much better in real life, the pictures are absolutely stunning and there's so many of them. Also this book is massive, it's not one which can be carried around and read on the train, it is a large and heavy coffee table book.
The sections are divided into space exploration, detailed information on every heavenly body in our solar system, asteriods and comets, galaxies and lots of star maps. This is an amazing book and practically constitutes as an encyclopaedia on all general universe subjects. Every page has been 'decorated' with beautiful high resolution pictures, whether they be large or small, it definitely adds to the overall presentation of the subject.
All in all, this book is an absolute bargain. For those of you living in Australia, Dymocks sell this book for around $90 and even then it is the paperback version. This hardcover version is an absolute bargain, even after the conversion to Aussie dollars.
A very thorough and thought provoking book about universe
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I bought this book 4 weeks ago after trying out quite a few books about universe. This is by far the best book about the unimaginable universe. The things that I liked about this book are:
The book is divided into 4 sections. First one is overview of the universe. Second section goes into details of the solar system. Third talks about rest of the universe. Last section has guides to watch sky in the night.
It starts off with a few pages about technical understanding of forces that build universe. Excellent information about atoms, bonds, Bohr's orbits, photos, gravity etc. These basic concepts of physics are tied in to how the universe functions. If you are not a technical person, don't get scared by this since it is explained in a very neat and simple manner. I wish this kind of explanations were available in my high school.
It has few of the best ever pictures of celestial objects. Its not only a picture book though. It has lot of textual information about the object. There are lot of great illustrations to describe each planet in detail. I have not yet reached the part where it talks about rest of the universe but so far, I am loving this book.
Things I did not like? Not much really. I would have liked to see information about how these pictures are taken or from where the pictures are obtained but understand that it would make the book less appealing in terms of asthetics.
Great book overall, not just an eyecandy but a definitive resource about universe.
Thanks Abhay Joshi
Binding of the book broke
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The information and illustrations inside the book are wonderful. Every page you turn to has something that sparks your interest. Only downfall was that I purchased this for my husband for Christmas and the second time he opened the book to read out of it the binding broke.
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