Cosmic imagery : key images in the history of science

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"We live in a visual age - an age of images: iconic, instant and influential. In this remarkable book John D. Barrow traces their history in order to tell the story of modern science."--Jacket.

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Main Author:	Barrow, John D., 1952-2020
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton, 2008.
Edition:	1st Amer. ed.
Subjects:	Geschichte. Visual communication in science > History > Pictorial works. Science > History > Pictorial works. Cosmology > History > Pictorial works. Astronomy > History > Pictorial works. Cosmology > History Astronomy Cosmology Science Visual communication in science Naturwissenschaften > Kunst > Geschichte. Kunst > Naturwissenschaften > Geschichte. Naturwissenschaften > Geschichte > Bildband. Naturwissenschaften > Visualisierung > Geschichte. Visualisierung > Naturwissenschaften > Geschichte. Illustration. Naturwissenschaften. Astronomi > historia. Kosmologi > bildverk. Kosmologi > historia. History Pictorial works

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Summary:	"We live in a visual age - an age of images: iconic, instant and influential. In this remarkable book John D. Barrow traces their history in order to tell the story of modern science."--Jacket.
Physical Description:	xv, 608 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), music ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 548-592) and index.
ISBN:	9780393061772 0393061779 9780393337990 0393337995