The Great Atlas of the Universe

About this book

From the first attempts of Galileo to the advances of new technology, the entire story of space conquest is told here.

Contents

Preface; The sky above us; Sun and moon; Earth and Moon; Earth from space; The solar system; Mars; Asteroids; Jupiter and its moons; Saturn; Uranus, Neptune and Pluto; Comets, meteors etc; Astrophysic instruments; Light and beyond; Stars; Groups of stars; Gas and dust cloud collisions; Nuclear energy; Stellar evolution; The Crab nebula and others; The final firework; The Milky Way; Galaxy shapes and colours; The study of the universe; The big bang; In search of other life forms; and much, much more; FAQ; Glossary; Useful websites; Analytical index; Picture credits.

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Biography

Leopoldo Benacchio is an astronomer at the Padua astronomic observatory, one of the oldest observatories in Europe. He is a specialist in astronomy and directs the teacher training at the University of Venice. Leopoldo lives in Itay.