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Dickinson, Terence,
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Hubble's universe :
greatest discoveries and latest images /
Terence Dickinson.
Second edition.
[Richmond Hill, Ontario :
Firefly Books,
[2017]
©2017.
332 pages :
illustrations (chiefly color) ;
27 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Hubble's universe -- Hubble's top science accomplishments -- The message of starlight -- Crucibles of creation -- Starry tapestry -- Blaze of glory -- Hubble's invisible universe -- Empires of stars -- Neighbor worlds: the planets -- Hubble's strange universe -- Hubble update: 2012-1917.
""Building on the first edition, this book features 330 high resolution celestial portraits selected by bestselling astronomy writer Terence Dickinson, a four-page fold-out of the Andromeda Galaxy and an illuminating narrative that brings to life Hubble's journey and the fascinating forces at work in the universe.""--
Provided by publisher.
Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft.)
Deep space
Pictorial works.
Outer space
Exploration.