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Schilling was born in Meerkerk.
(Science journalist Govert Schilling takes the reader on a...)
Science journalist Govert Schilling takes the reader on a whirlwind journey through time by describing the evolution of the cosmos, from the beginning of space and time fourteen billion years ago, to the creation of the Earth and humankind. Ending with a glance into the distant future of the universe, the book's combination of compelling text and breathtaking photographs provides an impressive vision of the place of man in the cosmos. Govert Schilling is a Dutch science writer and astronomy publicist. He is a contributing editor of Sky and Telescope magazine, and regularly writes for the news sections of Science and New Scientist. Schilling is the astronomy writer for de Volkskrant, one of the largest national daily newspapers in The Netherlands, and frequently talks about the Universe on Dutch radio broadcasts. He is the author of more than twenty popular astronomy books, including Flash! (Cambridge, 2002), and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles on astronomy.
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• Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish design • Examines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope • Features spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, that portray distant corners of the universe • Author Govert Schilling is a renowned astronomy journalist and science communicator In his Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries, astronomy journalist Govert Schilling tells the story of 400 years of telescopic astronomy. He looks at the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescope. Doing what Schilling does best, he takes the reader on an adventure through both space and time. Photographs and amazing pictures line the pages of this book, offering the reader an escape from this world and an invitation to a world far beyond what the unaided human eye can detect.
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( Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus...)
Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus in 1871, astronomers have been hunting for new worlds in the outer regions of our solar system. This exciting and ongoing quest culminated recently in the discovery of hundreds of ice dwarfs in the Kuiper belt, robbed Pluto from its ‘planet’ status, and led to a better understanding of the origin of the solar system. This timely book reads like a scientific ‘who done it’, going from the heights of discovery to the depths of disappointment in the hunt for ‘Planet X’. Based on many personal interviews with astronomers, the well-known science writer Govert Schilling introduces the heroes in the race to be the first in finding another world, bigger than Pluto.
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Schilling was born in Meerkerk.
In 1982, he became the program leader at the former Zeiss Planetarium, Amsterdam. From 1987 to 1998 he was also a part-time appointee as a program leader at the Artis Planetarium in Amsterdam. He has extensively written for the Sky & Telescope magazine and Science.
( • Offers a unique combination of informative text, magn...)
(Science journalist Govert Schilling takes the reader on a...)
( Ever since the serendipitous discovery of planet Uranus...)