Through the lens of a microscope or the shaft of a telescope exists a universe of life and beauty that is unknown to many. Hidden from sight because of the restricted ability of the human eye, atoms, ice crystals, grains of pollen, snowflakes, butterfly wings, cloud formations, searing comets, and showers of stars are born, live and die. This text charts an awe-inspiring voyage of discovery through this infinite world that is science - from the smallest particles on the Earth's surface to tiny dots in galaxies that are light years away. Featuring the extensive range of matter contained in the cosmos, the book navigates a trajectory through an unfamiliar world and celebrates the beauty and boundless mysteries of Planet Earth and the universe. The images are presented in sequence according to scale and distance within distinct chapters. All the images are taken with some form of camera or instrument used to view these fragments of life and nature - microscope, X-ray, satellite, telescope, etc - and nothing can be seen with the naked eye. Presented as art, these beautiful but unfamiliar images are accompanied by extended captions. The captions explain what we are looking at, how small or far away it is, how it was photographed and where it can be found, as well as offering an interesting snippet of scientific information that enables us to associate with it on a human scale.
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'Once you've seen a snowflake magnified 6500 times or an x-ray image of the sun, you will never look at the world in quite the same way. This beautifully illustrated book reveals the startling, hidden beauty of our universe.' The Good Book Guide 'For transcendendant beauty, buy Heaven & Earth: Unseen by the Naked Eye.' Evening Standard 'Visually, the book is a work of art but the subject is scientifically fascinating ... An exceptional book' Focus 'an immaculately presented source of information ... A unique exploration of the boundless relationship between science and art.' Creative Review 'Heaven and Earth sends us back with renewed vision to the heaven and earth in which we live, more able, as the poet William Blake wrote: "To see a world in a grain sand / And a heaven in a wild flower / Hold infinity in the palm of your hand / And eternity in an hour."' Times Education Supplement 'Both educational and inspirational ... a breathtaking journey' Geographical Magazine
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85 of 87 people found the following review helpful
By Ben Leavett
Format:Hardcover
On first opening this book I was amazed by the sheer variety of the photos it contains. 'Heaven & Earth' covers everything from the smallest to the largest objects in the known universe in gorgeously detailed, full-page pictures. From Carbon-dioxide crystals to supernovae the photos are presented in one of four sections according to the size of the subject.
Each photo is accompanied by a brief but interesting description of the processes behind each photo written by a highly qualified science journailst.
I chose this book hoping it would be similar to Arthus-Bertrand's excellent 'Earth from the Air...'. In fact 'Heaven & Earth' is in my opinion a better buy, due to the variety of subjects the photos cover and the fascinating image captions. Unlike 'Earth from the Air...' there is almost no repetition of the subjects for the photos.
In short, this is a book that has photos to interest absolutely anyone and would be a perfect christmas / birthday present. Or you could use it to keep the relatives quietly absorbed for a while!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was completely amazed with this book. It really is fascinating getting a different perspective on everyday objects and I spent hours looking at all the photographs: the photo quality is excellent. The book makes an ideal present for anyone interested in either science or photography and you can go through it page by page or dip into it whenever you have a moment.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is astounding in everyway. It takes you on a journey from the subatomic to the unimaginably immense. The pictures in this book are second to non, it is perfect for stiking up conversation when you have visitors. I was bought this book for christmas and could not have asked for a better present. Anybody with the slightest interest in science will love this book, even my mum loved it!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a superb book of images. The hidden beauty revealed through magnification makes creation even more amazing. The whole family from the children to the grandchildren enjoyed studying page after page.A great table book to delight all. I found inspiration in the colours and forms of the images for future art work.For me a helpful resource book.I recommend it highly.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By sally tarbox
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Format:Paperback
Almost entirely composed of photos- amazing microscopic shots of a butterfly wing,limescale, snail's teeth...aerial shots of river deltas and icebergs...and to me the least interesting section on outer space. A really intriguing book to pick up and peruse but I dont know if you'd go back to it much after an initial browse
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Simon Knight
Format:Paperback
I agree with the other five star awarding reviewers; this small book contains a diverse range of fabulous natural history photographs. Each photograph is described in a concise paragraph of interesting, informative text which is so often missing from other collections of photographs. My only slight complaint is that the type face used is to small for my ageing eyes. In short this publication is well worth the money asked for it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By B. J. Spink
Format:Paperback
this is a very good coffee table book,It shows pictures of our planet in close up detail.It is not a book to pick up and read but something you pick up then glance through and be amazed at the photography,.Very very good
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Ian Norris
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The picture quality is fantastic, if you want something to just flick through, this is perfect. not much to actually read however, each picture only has a sentance or so each. fantastic value for money
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I'm an art student doing work on the natural life, and this book helped my research and inspiration immensely, because it made me think about microscopic stuff too :) it also has... Read more
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A useful book as reference in the classroom with good colour reference and supporting text. Very reasonable price by comparison to the hardback version
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Great present for the person who has everything
Bought this as a christmas present for my father (typically difficult to buy for mid 50's male) and he was delighted. Lovely clear pictures and fascinating throughout!
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Beautiful pictures.
There are some really great pictures in this book, a fantastic item that i bought as a set and was well worth every penny. Brilliant pictures!
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Beautiful book, amazing images.
I bought this book as inspiration for colour and pattern as I am studying illustration, and it is now one of my favourites. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kim B
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Heavenly inspiration, Earthly knowledge,
I bought this softback book for my son who is studying Neuroscience, to inspire him with a close-up view of the microscopic life-forms he's been studying in (Darwinian) evolution,... Read more
Published 16 months ago by diana muses
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HMMMM
Picked this book up, within 2 minutes I was bored!!! Not as exciting as it looks
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