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Desde las antiguas civilizaciones que hicieron mapas de los cielos a
Star Trek, X-Files y Apolo 13, el espacio sideral ha intrigado a la gente por mucho tiempo. Sin embargo, la mayoría de nosotros miramos el cielo nocturno y sentimos que no sabemos nada en cuanto a los hechos principales del universo.
Kenneth C. Davis nos ofrece una animada e interesante guía a los descubrimientos, las teorías y las verdaderas personas que arrojaron luz sobre los misterios y las maravillas de los cosmos. Descubre por qué Einstein era tan genio, la verdad tras una o dos lunas azules, los increíbles secretos tras Stonehenge y cómo un gran astrónomo perdió la nariz.
Con el divertido formato de preguntas y respuestas que tanto atrae a los millones de lectores de su popular serie Qué Sé Yo, disfrutarás de una exploración del sistema solar, la Vía Láctea y el más allá.
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Enlighteningall good fun, and interesting, too. The Orlando Sentinel
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“Davis offers some shrewdly simplified timelines.… You should be able to fake some expertise in no time.” & #151;The Chicago Tribune
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“Refreshing and vastly informative.... Fun, engrossing and significant....” San Francisco Chronicle
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Dont Know Much About the Universecovers a huge topic in a lighthearted, conversational question-and-answer format. Atlanta Journal and Constitution
About the Author
Kenneth C. Davis is the New York Times best-selling author of
Don't Know Much About® History, Don't Know Much About® Geography, Don't Know Much About® The Civil War, and
Don't Know Much About® The Bible.People magazine has said that "Reading [Davis] is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had."
A frequent visitor to classrooms and teacher groups, Davis has appeared often on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, National Public Radio, and many other television and radio shows. He is a contributing editor to USA Weekend, which features his Don't Know Much About® quizzes on a variety of subjects.
Born and educated in Mt. Vernon, New York, he now lives in New York City and Vermont with his wife, Joann, and their two children, Jenny and Colin.