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The Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher William Morrow & Co
Publication date April 1, 1977
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780688031763
ISBN-10 0688031765
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $10.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Reviews the major discoveries in astronomy and cosmology in the twentieth century and recounts the work of the men and women responsible for those discoveries
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

For centuries, it was assumed that our universe was static. In the late 1920s, astronomers defeated this assumption with a startling new discovery. From Earth, the light of distant galaxies appeared to be red, meaning that those galaxies were receding from us. This led to the revolutionary realization that the universe is expanding. The Red Limit is the tale of this discovery, its ramifications, and the passionately competitive astronomers who charted the past, present, and future of the cosmos.



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Hardcover
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from William Morrow & Co (April 1, 1977)
9780688031763 | details & prices | List price $10.95
About: Reviews the major discoveries in astronomy and cosmology in the twentieth century and recounts the work of the men and women responsible for those discoveries
Paperback
Book cover for 9780688018368
 
2 rev upd edition from William Morrow & Co (April 1, 1983)
9780688018368 | details & prices | 286 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $15.99
About: Hailed by critics as a classic of modern science and awarded the American Institute of Physics Prize, this is the tumultuous tale of groundbreaking discoveries by a group of scientists whose rivalries and emotions played as important a role as their intellectual brilliance.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780787109356 Book cover for 9781931056168
 
Abridged edition from New Millenium Audio (December 1, 2000)
9781931056168 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Describes the discoveries of a group of scientists whose rivalries and emotions played as important a role as their intellectual brilliance.
from Audio Literature (June 1, 2000); titled "Red Limit: The Search for the Edge of the Universe"
9781574533675 | details & prices | List price $25.00
About: Chronicles the discoveries made by a group of scientists whose rivalries and emotions played as important a role as their intellectual brilliance.
from Dove Entertainment Inc (January 1, 1997)
9780787109356 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Hailed by the critics as a classic modern science writing, The Red Limit was awarded the American Institute of Physics Prize.

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