First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe

First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe - Paperback

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First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe - Paperback

First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe - Paperback

by Richard Preston
$23.04
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Book Overview

Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing narrative around a complex scientific subject--in this case the efforts by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains of California to peer to the farthest edges of space through the Hale Telescope, attempting to solve the riddle of the creation of the universe.

Richard Preston's name became a household word with The Hot Zone, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in hardcover, was on The New York Times's bestseller list for 42 weeks, and was the subject of countless magazine and newspaper articles. Preston has become a sought-after commentator on popular science subjects.
ISBN9780812991857
Author Richard Preston
PublisherRandom House
GenreEducation
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 1996
LanguageENG- English
Pages304
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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