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 & blasts it into outer space! With spectacularly colourful & awe-inspiring imagery from all the exciting space telescopes & probes, together with meticulously drafted & labelled maps of nearby planets & even some of their moons, ” Space: An Illustrated Atlas” is a wonder to behold & a volume to treasure. Prolific author James Trefil, an endowed professor of physics & veteran writer of science books, guides us through our solar system, then our Milky Way galaxy, & out beyond, at each stage offering pictures, maps, & diagrams, many conveying the newest information about the universe, never-before-presented in an atlas.