by Isaac Asimov · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420637976
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«El Universo» is Isaac Asimov's popular science work, published by Alianza in its El Libro de Bolsillo collection in paperback (448 pages, in Spanish).
Asimov reconstructs the history of ideas about the cosmos, from the conception of a flat Earth to the study of quasars. He brings together the astronomical certainties of his era and explains how they were reached, from theories about the age of the Earth and the solar system to debates on the origin and final fate of the universe.
It belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection, Science section, from Alianza Editorial. The edition is illustrated with 39 figures and 4 photographic plates.
For readers interested in astronomy, astrophysics and the history of science who seek an accessible introduction written by a great popularizer.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
