Companion to the Cosmos [Hardcover]

John Gribbin (Author), Mary Gribbin (Author), Geoffrey Kloske (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

For the first time, a renowned science writer describes in detail the tremendous advances in astronomy over the last decade, with an extended essay that sums up the present state of knowledge about the universe, in a comprehensive guide to the cosmos. By the author of Schro+a5dinger's Cat.

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About the Author

John Gribbin has a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Cambridge, and is now Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex and consultant to New Scientist. His books have been translated into many languages, and have won awards in both Britain and the United States. He also writes science fiction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 504 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown & Co (T); First Edition edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316328359
• ISBN-13: 978-0316328357
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,198,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all here, November 5, 1997

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This review is from: Companion to the Cosmos (Hardcover)

this one slipped under my radar. i didn't see it anywhere. but it's all here, everything you need and written in that agreeable style that a bestseller like john gribbin is known for. forgive the cover. if you have any interest in space, you need a copy of this on your shelf.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Opens the Heavens, August 7, 1998

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This review is from: Companion to the Cosmos (Hardcover)

I have recently purchased this book and was dissapointed at first due to it being more of a hypertext based reference, how mistaken I was, the explanations of the terminology are well written and very informative even to a lay man like me. I now have an incredible interest in other related topics thanks to this book and now intend to persue those with vigour. A great book for anybody, you do not need to be a science boffin to comprehend this masterpiece.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful tool, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Companion to the Cosmos (Hardcover)

THis is an excellent dictionary - if you wan to put things like that - of Astrophysics and Physics as well. I found this book really helpful and quite interesting because it give us a good historical account as well a good introduction/revision to some fine subjects related to these areas.