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Philip's Atlas of the Universe[菲利普地的世界地图集]
- 作者
- 出版社 Octopus
- 出版时间 2007年12月
- ISBN 9780540091188
- 定价 480.00
内容简介
Thiseditioncontainsmanynewfeatures,fromexplanationsofdarkmatterandneutrinostotechniquesofdigitalobservingandphotography.Aswellasgivinganinformativeportraitofeachelementofthecosmos,thebookprovidessuperbstarmapsandsoundadviceonpracticalobserving,makingitanidealchoicefornewcomerstoastronomy.SirPatrick'snarrativeissupremelyclear,absorbingandentertaining,asherecountsthehistoryofspaceexploration,describestheSolarSystem,starsandgalaxies,andexplainsthelatesttheoriesontheoriginsoftheUniverse.Thisbookisillustratedwithhundredsofmapsanddiagrams,plusSirPatrick'sownselectionofthebestphotographsfromground-basedtelescopesandtheHubbleSpaceTelescope,alongwithspectacularimagesfromnearlyfourdecadesofroboticexplorationoftheplanets.HighlightsofthisneweditionincludeanexplanationoftheextraordinaryconceptsthathaveshakenourpictureoftheUniverse-darkmatteranddarkenergy,aswellasnewstrandsofsciencethathaveemergedinrecentyearssuchasastrobiologyandneutrinoastronomy.Anexpandedpracticalsectionreflectsthenewerainamateurastronomy-affordablehigh-qualitycamerasandtelescopes,computercontrolandimage-processinghavemadeastronomyaccessibletomillionsofnewenthusiasts.
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