Heaven & Earth Mini Format

Far beyond the range of the naked human eye exists a realm of growth and symmetry that possesses almost haunting beauty. Microscopes and telescopes can plow this realm, revealing stars too far or particles too small for us to see. Magnified 115 times, kettle limescale blooms in flowerlike clusters. A single pollen grain magnified 5,000 times resembles a beehive fortress and, enlarged and reenlarged, a butterfly wing takes on the aspect of a field of warrior's shields. The Hubble Space Telescope captures the pillars of gas and dust of the Eagle Nebula, 7,000 light-years away. In awesome color photographs, Heaven and Earth presents the universe in a grain of sand and on a scale almost beyond imagination.Now available in mini format, this book is an awe-inspiring voyage of discovery through the infinite world of scienceExplores the complexity and beauty of nature in ascending order of size and distance, from the smallest particle on the earth`s surface to gigantic galaxies thousands of light years awayIntroduced by David Malin, a well-known astronomer and a leader in astronomical photographyClearly structured with an informative introduction to each chapter, extended captions which accompany the images, and a glossary at teh back of the bookEducational and inspirational.