The Manga Guide to the Universe
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’ predictions for the future of the universe

So dust off your flight suit and take a fantastic voyage through the cosmos in The Manga Guide to the Universe.
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The Manga Guide to the Universe
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’ predictions for the future of the universe

So dust off your flight suit and take a fantastic voyage through the cosmos in The Manga Guide to the Universe.
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The Manga Guide to the Universe

The Manga Guide to the Universe

The Manga Guide to the Universe

The Manga Guide to the Universe

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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’ predictions for the future of the universe

So dust off your flight suit and take a fantastic voyage through the cosmos in The Manga Guide to the Universe.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781593272678
Publisher: No Starch Press
Publication date: 07/15/2011
Series: The Manga Guides , #8
Pages: 256
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range: 10 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kenji Ishikawa is a scientific and technical journalist. He was born in Tokyo in 1958. After graduating from the Faculty of Science at the Tokyo University of Science, he worked as a journalist and later as a freelance editor and writer. Besides writing novels and various columns, he has written technical commentaries for general readers and conducted numerous interviews with leading engineers and researchers.

Table of Contents

Preface
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
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