Thank you for viewing. Title: Searching for the "First Star" in the Universe Author: Yoshiaki Taniguchi / Author Publisher: Maruzen Publishing Published: November 2011 Product Form: 151 pages, 21 cm Price: 2,090 yen (tax included) Target Audience: General I read through it once, but it's in good condition with minimal signs of use. There are no pets or smokers in the house. Thank you. ★From Wikipedia★ Yoshiaki Taniguchi (born December 23, 1954) is a Japanese astronomer. His specialty is galactic astronomy. He is a professor emeritus at Ehime University and a professor at the Open University of Japan. He holds a Doctor of Science degree. On January 20, 1988 (UTC), during his time at the Kiso Observatory of the University of Tokyo, he discovered the Type II supernova SN 1988E in the Virgo galaxy NGC 4772. In 1997, he discovered a galaxy that was newly born in the distant universe. In 1999, he captured particle acceleration occurring near the jet stream ejection part of a radio galaxy. ★From this book★ When we were children, on our way home after playing until sunset, we would strain our eyes at the darkening sky if it was clear. Our goal was one thing: "I found the first star!" We wanted to be the first to say those words. (Omitted) The subject of this book, "Searching for the First Star in the Universe"... is not about the first star we can see tonight, but the first star in the universe. In other words, it's about searching for the first star born in the universe, which has a history of 13.7 billion years. Let's say the first star in the universe was born only 100 million years after the birth of the universe. The distance to that star would be 13.6 billion light-years away. Finding the first star in the universe is extremely difficult at present. Thus, the proposition of searching for the first star in the universe is one of the important research topics that modern astronomy is tackling. (Omitted) Now, it's a big deal. Astronomers wish, "I found the first star in the universe!" They want to be the first to say those words.