Origins: Our Place in Hubble's Universe (Origins)

By John Gribbin and Simon Goodwin

The much-anticipated follow-up to Hubble's Universe, this breathtakingly illustrated history of the universe from the big bang to the present presents stunning photographs of vents that previous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879518138
• ISBN13: 9780879518134
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Hubble the Man, not the Telescope

The first thing to note about this book is that it is not about the Hubble Space Telescope, but about our universe. It's subtitled "Hubble's Universe", because Edwin Hubble was the first astronomer to show that universe was composed of many galaxies and not just the Milky Way. In other words, he might be considered the founder of modern cosmology. In this book, the authors present many of the classic photographs of the universe, the Milky Way and the solar system plus many new pictures as well. Accompanying each photograph is a detailed description of what was discovered and why is important. While some of the these photographs are over twenty-five old, they have been digitally enhanced, but still show the graininess associated with the early planetary space probes. In addition, there is a nice introductory section, which describes many of the discoveries from the past hundred years.In general, I found most of the photographs contained in the book to be a good representation of the objects found in our universe. The photographs cover the extreme, from very distant galaxies to the Earth and the Moon.If you are looking for a good book that summarizes the universe, Milky Way and the solar system in pictures, this book would good addition to your collection. If you are looking for new photographs or new information you will not find much in this book.

Excellent description of how the Universe came into being.

While the book is not heavy on text, its descriptions about the formation of stars, nebulae, galaxies and the universe in general are easy to read and understand. The supporting full page pictures at right are also well described. It is an excellent laymans guide to explaining how our world and the material that makes us who we are, came from the stars.