Exploring the Universe: Essays on Science and Technology

by Peter Day (Editor)

Much of our present knowledge of the universe has come from observations made over the centuries with ever more powerful telescopes, operating from isolated mountain tops. But the Hubble Space Telescope, the first to be launched into space, is revolutionizing our ability to picture and
understand the universe. In Exploring the Universe , astronomer Alexander Boksenberg shows how a star is born and how the magnificent pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope will enable us to explore the universe in ever more depth.

This selection of essays from experts in their fields - exploring subjects from magic bullets derived from traditional folk medicines, to the role science can play in understanding the work of Mondrian and other artists - taken from the Royal Institution's Evening Discourses provides an
authoritative and accessible summary of current thinking in many areas of science and technology.

226 pages, Hardcover

First published October 2, 1997