Astroquizzical : a curious journey through our cosmic family tree
Scudder, Jillian2018
Book
In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth and its sibling planets in our solar system formed within the same gas cloud. Without our grandparent the Sun, we would not exist, and the Sun in turn relies on the Milky Way as its home. The Milky Way rests in a larger web of galaxies that traces its origins right back to tiny fluctuations in the very early Universe. Following these cosmic connections, we discover the many ties that bind us to our Universe.
Main title:
Astroquizzical : a curious journey through our cosmic family tree / Dr Jillian Scudder.
Author:
Scudder, Jillian, author
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2018.
Collation:
xxii, 282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785783340 (hbk)
Dewey class:
520
Language:
English
BRN:
2624098