Short description Adopting a popular style, this book shows the fundamental change in our perception of the universe by covering the full spectrum of light, emphasizing what humans cannot see. It makes comparisons with high-color images to reveal what is actually going on behind the veil
From the contents Foreword by Riccardo Giacconi Preface 1. Light and Vision 2. The View from the Ground 3. Space Observatories 4. The Visible Universe 5. The Infrared Universe 6. The Ultraviolet Universe 7. The Radio & Microwave Universe 8. The X-ray & High Energy Universe 9. The Multi-Wavelength Universe Glossary