Changes: The Cosmos A to Z

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The Cosmos A to Z was an astronomy book written by Laura Danly. The front cover featured an image of the Arachnid Nebula. An edition of the book stated that the nebula is 6.5 billion kilometers in diameter.

The cover of the book further stated:

Your complete guide to the heavens

Stars - Planets - Nebulae - Galaxies

Including the Terra Nova expedition

and the back cover of the book paraphrased Zefram Cochrane:

"The essential guide to space, the final frontier! Now you can explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, boldly go where no one has gone before!"

On his eighth birthday in 2120, Jonathan Archer was given a copy of the book by his father, Henry Archer. Jonathan spent hours staring at the front cover of The Cosmos A to Z, his first astronomy book.

By 2151, Archer had become the captain of the Starfleet vessel Enterprise NX-01 and had the opportunity to see the Arachnid Nebula for himself. Ensign Travis Mayweather, Enterprise's helmsman, reported that the nebula was more than eight billion kilometers in diameter, not 6.5 billion. Ensign Hoshi Sato, the starship's communications officer, suggested sending the correction to the publishers of The Cosmos A to Z so that they could release a revised edition of the book. (ENT: "Fusion")

The book jacket was designed by graphic designer Geoffrey Mandel.

The book was auctioned off as Lot #168 at the 40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection auction. [1]

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-"'''The Cosmos A to Z'''" is an [[astronomy]] book written by [[Laura Danly]]. The front cover features an image of the [[Arachnid Nebula]]. An edition of the book states that the [[nebula]] is 6.5 billion kilometers in diameter.
+'''''The Cosmos A to Z''''' was an [[astronomy]] book written by [[Laura Danly]]. The front cover featured an image of the [[Arachnid Nebula]]. An edition of the book stated that the [[nebula]] is [[kilometer|6.5 billion kilometers]] in diameter.
+The cover of the book further stated:
-On his eighth birthday, [[Jonathan Archer]] was given a copy of the book by his father, [[Henry Archer]]. Jonathan Archer would spend hours staring at the front cover of "The Cosmos A to Z", his first astronomy book.
+:''Your complete guide to the heavens''
+:''[[Star]]s - [[Planet]]s - [[Nebulae]] - [[Galaxy|Galaxies]]''
+:''Including the [[Terra Nova]] expedition''
+and the back cover of the book paraphrased [[Zefram Cochrane]]:
-By [[2151]], Archer had become the captain of the [[Starfleet (Earth)|Earth Starfleet]] vessel [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] and had the opportunity to see the Arachnid Nebula for himself. [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]], ''Enterprise''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[helsman]] reported that the nebula was more than eight billion kilometers in diameter, not 6.5 billion. [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]], the [[starship]]'s communications officer, suggested sending the correction to the publishers of "The Cosmos A to Z", so that they could release a revised edition of the book. ([[ENT]]: "[[Fusion]]")
+:"''The essential guide to space, the final frontier! Now you can explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, boldly go where no one has gone before!''"
+On his eighth birthday in [[2120]], [[Jonathan Archer]] was given a copy of the book by his father, [[Henry Archer]]. Jonathan spent hours staring at the front cover of ''The Cosmos A to Z'', his first astronomy book.
-:''It is unknown whether a revised edition of "The Cosmos A to Z" was actually released.''
+By [[2151]], Archer had become the [[captain]] of the [[Starfleet]] vessel {{EnterpriseNX}} and had the opportunity to see the Arachnid Nebula for himself. [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]], ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[helmsman]], reported that the nebula was more than eight billion kilometers in diameter, not 6.5 billion. [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]], the [[starship]]'s [[communications officer]], suggested sending the correction to the publishers of ''The Cosmos A to Z'' so that they could release a revised edition of the book. ({{ENT|Fusion}})
+{{bginfo|The book jacket was designed by graphic designer [[Geoffrey Mandel]].|The book was auctioned off as Lot #168 at the [[40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection]] auction. ''{{stala|1778-168}}''}}
+[[de:Der Kosmos – Von A bis Z]]
+[[Category:Earth literature|Cosmos A to Z, The]]