{"product_id":"9780812991857","title":"First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in \u003cb\u003eThe Hot Zone\u003c\/b\u003e, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In \u003cb\u003eFirst Light\u003c\/b\u003e, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing narrative around a complex scientific subject—in this case the efforts by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains of California to peer to the farthest edges of space through the Hale Telescope, attempting to solve the riddle of the creation of the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Preston's name became a household word with \u003cb\u003eThe Hot Zone\u003c\/b\u003e, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in hardcover, was on \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times's\u003c\/b\u003e bestseller list for 42 weeks, and was the subject of countless magazine and newspaper articles. Preston has become a sought-after commentator on popular science subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor this hardcover reprint of what has been called \"the best popular account of astronomy in action,\" (\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e) he has revised the text and written a new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030613246192,"sku":"9780812991857","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812991857_p0.jpg?v=1763745086","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812991857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}