Every American wants to be in the know. In our fast-moving information age, however, who has time to sift through what's really important and what's just a passing fashion? Now, more than ever, we need a book that gathers together all of the critical information--the people, places, events, and term[...]
From maps of the moon to diagrams of multiple universes based on the newest ideas in string theory - this volume takes the concept of an atlas and blasts it into outer space! With spectacularly colourful and awe-inspiring imagery from all the exciting space telescopes and probes, together with metic[...]