An edition of The red limit (1977)

The Red Limit

The Search for the Edge of the Universe

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An edition of The red limit (1977)

The Red Limit

The Search for the Edge of the Universe

2 Rev Upd edition
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  • 7 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
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For centuries, it was assumed that our universe was static. In the late 1920s, astronomers defeated this assumption with a startling new discovery. From Earth, the light of distant galaxies appeared to be red, meaning that those galaxies were receding from us. This led to the revolutionary realization that the universe is expanding. The Red Limit is the tale of this discovery, its ramifications, and the passionately competitive astronomers who charted the past, present, and future of the cosmos.

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Publisher
Harper Perennial
Language
English
Pages
368

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Red Limit
The Red Limit
2008, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: The Red Limit
The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
July 23, 2002, Harper Perennial
Paperback in English - 2 Rev Upd edition
Cover of: The Red Limit
The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
October 20, 2000, New Millennium Audio
Audio Cassette in English - UNABRIDGED edition
Cover of: The Red Limit
The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
January 1997, Audio Literature, Brand: Audio Literature, Dove Entertainment Inc
Audio cassette in English
Cover of: The red limit
Cover of: The red limit
The red limit: the search for the edge of the universe
1983, Quill
in English - 2nd ed., rev. and updated.
Cover of: The red limit
The red limit: The search for the edge of the universe
1979, Bantam Books, Bantam
Paperback in English
Cover of: The red limit
The red limit: the search for the edge of the universe
1977, Morrow
Hardcover in English

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First Sentence

"IN THE TIME IT TAKES to read this sentence, the Earth will glide 200 miles in its orbit around the sun, the sun 3,000 miles of additional space will have opened up because our galaxy and those of the Hydra cluster as the universe goes on expanding."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
368
Dimensions
7.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
Weight
1.1 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7725585M
Internet Archive
redlimitsearchfo00ferr_403
ISBN 10
068801836X
ISBN 13
9780688018368
Library Thing
25523
Goodreads
310327

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IN THE TIME IT TAKES to read this sentence, the Earth will glide 200 miles in its orbit around the sun, the sun 3,000 miles of additional space will have opened up because our galaxy and those of the Hydra cluster as the universe goes on expanding.
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