The Universe

Humanshavealwaysbeenfascinatedbywhatcanbeseen,atfirstwiththenakedeyeandthenwithlargerandmorepowerfultelescopesNowwithsatelliteimagesfromspace,thereisanewdimensiontostargazingTheUniversestartswithanexaminationofthehistoryofastronomyfromtheearliesttimesNextfollowsabriefhistoryoftheHubbleSpaceTelescopeandthetechnologythatsupportsitssensorpackageBeautiful,majesticfull-colorphotographsillustratethisbook,andrevealthemysteriesofthenightskytoreadersIllustrationsalsohelptodescribetheprocessesthatkeeptheUniversegoingandgrowing,andthetechologyhumansusetoviewtheseprocessesandtheiroutcomesTheUniversealsocontainsportraitsandthestoriesofthemenandwomenthathaveadvancedthescienceofastrologyAglossaryoftermsprovidesahelpfulresourceforreaderswhowanttoknowmoreaboutthecomplextechnology