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title: "Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide"
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# Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide

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Review: A beautifully produced and visually captivating masterpiece - This is not only an awesome and wonderfully presented visual masterpiece, it is a reasonably priced book as well. For anyone with at least a casual interest in Astronomy, I would put this book at or near the top of the list for one to purchase without reservation. This is a large approximately 10" by 12" book of over 500 pages. Every page contains interesting and useful information, most of it with accompanying pictures, illustrations and graphs. I found the section on our solar system alone to be worth the price of this book, but you get much, much more than that. There is a fantastic two page photograph of one of the detectors of the large hadron collider which makes you wonder "how in the world do you even begin to build something like this?" There is another beautiful two page spread of the planet Jupiter and a full ten pages devoted to this magnificent planet and it's major moons. The entire section devoted to the solar system is just a thing of beauty. For the average person, there are many complex things explained simply. This work includes a section on telescopes and their setup, a whole bunch of star charts and the constellations beautifully depicted. The only possible bit of negative I could find regarding the production of this book is that it is printed in China. This is nothing against China and the book is physically produced of high quality and this is probably a factor in it's relatively low cost, but it is a bit sad that even book production is something being moved out of the United States and offshore.
Review: Great book, clear and fairly concise, looks good! Buy it! - Lots of good info, some of it has been updated by now. But a good addition to the library after a year on the coffee table.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #666,330 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #464 in Cosmology (Books) #659 in Astrophysics & Space Science (Books) #851 in Astronomy (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (416) |
| Dimensions  | 10.31 x 1.5 x 12.19 inches |
| Edition  | Revised, Updated |
| ISBN-10  | 0756698413 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0756698416 |
| Item Weight  | 6 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 528 pages |
| Publication date  | September 17, 2012 |
| Publisher  | DK |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A beautifully produced and visually captivating masterpiece
*by D***E on February 28, 2016*

This is not only an awesome and wonderfully presented visual masterpiece, it is a reasonably priced book as well. For anyone with at least a casual interest in Astronomy, I would put this book at or near the top of the list for one to purchase without reservation. This is a large approximately 10" by 12" book of over 500 pages. Every page contains interesting and useful information, most of it with accompanying pictures, illustrations and graphs. I found the section on our solar system alone to be worth the price of this book, but you get much, much more than that. There is a fantastic two page photograph of one of the detectors of the large hadron collider which makes you wonder "how in the world do you even begin to build something like this?" There is another beautiful two page spread of the planet Jupiter and a full ten pages devoted to this magnificent planet and it's major moons. The entire section devoted to the solar system is just a thing of beauty. For the average person, there are many complex things explained simply. This work includes a section on telescopes and their setup, a whole bunch of star charts and the constellations beautifully depicted. The only possible bit of negative I could find regarding the production of this book is that it is printed in China. This is nothing against China and the book is physically produced of high quality and this is probably a factor in it's relatively low cost, but it is a bit sad that even book production is something being moved out of the United States and offshore.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, clear and fairly concise, looks good! Buy it!
*by B***L on July 25, 2025*

Lots of good info, some of it has been updated by now. But a good addition to the library after a year on the coffee table.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great book for a beginner!
*by M***D on March 3, 2013*

What a great book this is! I'm a beginner on the cosmos and was looking for a book that wouldn't get me bogged down in pages of text and that would keep my interest up. This book fitted the bill perfectly! It is very well structured starting from the introduction section through to the sky guide. Each section is well explained and goes into detail (so it's not just for beginners). There are hundreds of fantastic photographs and well laid out diagrams that support the text and really bring the book to life. There are also many articles on related topics - the history of the study of the cosmos, famous astronomers, equipment. This is a great coffee table book which can easily be read in small bites. This book has really ignited my interest in the cosmos and I am thoroughly enjoying reading it. I would recommend the book to those starting off on their educational journey of the cosmos like myself or just as a great reference book. If you already have a good understanding of the cosmos and how it works then perhaps a text book at the next level would be better. Overall a highly recommended read!

## Frequently Bought Together

- Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide
- Universe, Third Edition (DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias)

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