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Book

The manga guide to the universe

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL 523.1 I797 TEEN (OSH)

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Languages

Translated from the Japanese.

Publication Information

Tokyo : Ohmsha ; San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2011]

Physical Description

xiv, 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Summary

Uses the story in graphic novel format of three girls in a drama club to discuss the universe, introducing such concepts as dark matter, cosmic expansion, and the big bang.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • A tale that begins on the moon
  • Is the Earth the center of the universe?
  • From the solar system to the Milky Way
  • The universe was born with a big bang
  • What is it like at the edge of the universe?
  • Is there only one universe?

Subjects

Added Authors

Kiyoshi Kawabata