This groundbreaking book brings the cosmos to life like never before. Featuring more than two hundred stunning color photographs from the world’s leading observatories and eighty detailed diagrams, this large-format book offers a mesmerizing journey through the formation, nature, evolution, and classification of galaxies.
Highlights include:
• A look at the universe in three dimensions with Brian May’s patented 3-D viewer,
• Accessible science, offering a non-mathematical review of modern cosmology and astronomy
• An exploration of the chaotic beauty of colliding and merging galaxies,
• A reference section on historical galaxy catalogues, plus a comprehensive index.
Authored by renowned astrophysicist Derek Ward-Thompson and the world’s most famous astronomer Dr Brian May, with ground-breaking stereos by J-P Metsävainio, Islands of Infinity is a must-have for anyone fascinated by the night sky.
Co-published with London Stereoscopic Company. The University of Arizona Press is pleased to offer this title in North America.
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