Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World [Hardcover] Editors, Phaidon; Malin, David and Murdin, Paul

Editors, Phaidon

ISBN 10: 0714874612 / ISBN 13: 9780714874616

Edité par Phaidon Press, 2017

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Titre : Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World [...

Éditeur : Phaidon Press

Date d'édition : 2017

Reliure : Couverture rigide

Etat : Good

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Synopsis :

Universe is a groundbreaking survey that celebrates the popular subject of astronomy through 300 images created by those who have tried to understand - or who have been inspired by - the beauty and mystery of stars, planets, and beyond. Carefully chosen by an international panel of experts and arranged to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, the selection includes paintings, photographs, sculpture, animation, prints, sketches, and digital renderings with iconic works by renowned photographers, artists, and astronomers alongside previously unpublished finds.

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Phaidon Editors

Paul Murdin has worked as an astronomer in the United States, Australia, England, Scotland and Spain. Previously a research scientist and a science administrator for the UK Government and the Royal Astronomical Society, he now works at the Institute of Astronomy at the University of Cambridge, England, and is visiting professor at John Moores University, Liverpool.

David Malin was formerly Photographic Scientist at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, New South Wales, and is currently Adjunct Professor of Scientific Photography at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Winner of the prestigious Lennart Nilsson prize, his pioneering photographs of space have revolutionized understanding of the universe.