Govert Schilling Boeken

Het heelal is nu eenmaal niet ontworpen om ons voorstellingsvermogen te behagen.' Rode dwergen, hete Jupiters en starburst-stelsels: Govert Schilling neemt je mee op een rondreis door het uitdijende heelal en onthult de geheimen van de kosmos in deze adembenemende visuele verkenning van het universum. Met honderden adembenemende foto's en illustraties, en met een Steratlas van 14 pagina's die de gehele zichtbare sterrenhemel in beeld brengt, is 'Deep space' het ultieme boek voor iedereen die gefascineerd is door de raadselachtige schoonheid van het heelal. Govert Schilling is wetenschapsjournalist en succesvol auteur. Hij schrijft over sterrenkundige onderwerpen en van zijn hand verschenen meer dan veertig succesvolle boeken - voor kinderen en volwassen - over het onderwerp.

De aarde waarop wij wonen is een planeet. Een van de acht planeten in ons zonnestelsel. Die andere planeten kun je 's nachts soms aan de hemel zien staan: Mars, met zijn oranje kleur, of Saturnus, de planeet met de ringen. Werelden zoals onze eigen aarde, maar toch heel anders. Wat weten we eigenlijk van die andere planeten? Wanneer en door wie zijn ze ontdekt? Hoe herken je ze, en kun je er ook naar toe? Hoe heet is het op Venus, en hoe koud op Jupiter? En zijn er ook planeten bij andere sterren?

New in paperback, a sweeping tour of the galaxies from our Milky Way to infinity, illustrated by the most recent photographic images which display the origins and destiny of our universe.

"ESO's 50th anniversary. This sumptuously illustrated book contains the best 300 of ESO's images, hand-picked from a large collection of more than 100 000 images"--Publisher description.

Now in trade paperback and published to coincide with Govert Schilling's latest book, The Astronomy Handbook (BDL, Summer 2024). The hardcover edition of Deep Space has shipped 30,000 copies to date.

If existing models of the structure of the universe are correct, then 85 percent of the cosmos comprises a substance called dark matter. Yet no direct evidence of dark matter exists. Award-winning science journalist Govert Schilling details the quest to detect dark matter and how the search has helped us to understand the universe we inhabit.

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.

The narrative explores the fascinating and potentially dangerous phenomenon of cosmic projectiles threatening Earth. Through engaging storytelling, the author delves into the science behind these celestial bodies, their origins, and the implications of their trajectories. Readers are taken on a journey that combines scientific insight with the urgency of understanding our place in the universe, highlighting both the marvels and perils of space.

Written by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schilli, The Astronomy Handbook is the indispensable, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or needed to know about the night sky, the cosmos, and the universe all in one easy-to-use and easy-to-understand handbook. The first English-language publication of this Dutch bestseller.