Time for the Stars

Astronomy in the 1990s

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By Alan Lightman

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$19.99

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$25.99 CAD

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Trade Paperback

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Now, Alan Lightman, the author of the brilliantly original bestselling novel Einstein’s Dreams, presents the real-life drama of astronomy, a journey far into the stars that outpaces any fiction for adventure and excitement. Unsurpassed in its authoritativeness, TIME FOR THE STARS is based on the report of the National Academy of Science’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee, for whose science panel Alan Lightman served as chair. Here is a book that will introduce you to cosmic puzzles about people and planets stars and galaxies, and the beginnings and the ends of the universe. How do we know what’s inside the sun? What are the prospects of finding other solar systems — and extraterrestrial life — in coming years? What was the universe like ten billion years ago? Will it keep on expanding forever?

Here are the latest advances in technology that have rocketed us to dazzling new frontiers. They may catch you off guard. But they will leave you fixed in wonder.

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On Sale
Feb 1, 1994
ISBN-13
9780446670241