{"product_id":"cosmology-101-9781596872264","title":"Cosmology 101","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEVER LOOK UP AT THE NIGHT SKY AND WISH YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE SEEING?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCosmology is the study of the Universe. In COSMOLOGY 101 astronomer David H. Levy takes readers on a fascinating tour of our solar system, our own Milky Way Galaxy, and the rest of the cosmos. This is an easily read and understood introductory (or refresher) course on all things astronomical by the discoverer of the Shoemaker-Levy comet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscover: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Universe was born.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Universe expanded and took the shape it currently has.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow galaxies came together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow stars provide the materials for planets and life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow our solar system was formed. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat comets are, where they come from, and where they go.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse are.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to view the night sky yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDAVID H. LEVY, science columnist for PARADE magazine and a contributor to Sky \u0026amp; Telescope, is one of the world's foremost astronomers. He has discovered 21 comets, including Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with Jupiter and made historic, worldwide news. Levy is the author of several books, including Impact Jupiter and Eclipse: Voyage to Darkness and Light. Levy observes the cosmos every clear night from his own observatory in Tucson, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iBooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781596872264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 6.42w x 0.68d","brand":"David H. Levy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732283715765,"sku":"9781596872264","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cosmology-101-9781596872264","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}