Hubble: Imaging Space and Time

Description

This is the definitive illustrated book on Hubble - the most successful telescope ever constructed, which changed the face of space and reveals the most provocative and unprecedented new images of the universe, gathered by Hubble over its nearly 20-year lifetime.

Author description

David Devorkin is curator for history and astronomy and the space sciences at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In his more than 30-year career, he has written over 90 articles and seven books. He lives in Maryland.

Robert Smith is professor of history and past chair of the Department of History and Classics at the University of Alberta, and formerly a staff member at the National Air and Space Museum. His books include the award-winning The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology and Politics. He has closely followed Hubble’s history for 20 years.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781426208942
• Publisher : National Geographic Society
• Imprint : National Geographic Society
• Publication date : December 2011
• Dimensions : 302mm X 273mm
• Produced in : United States
• Availability date : January 2012
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 135 Colour and 20 Black and White Photos, 3 Maps, 30 Illustrations
• Pages : 224
• Dewey classification : 522.2919
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : David H. DeVorkin & Robert Smith