Titolo: The Astronomy Bible: The Definitive Guide to the Night Sky and the Universe
Editore: Firefly Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN 10: 1770854827
ISBN 13: 9781770854826
Rilegatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair
Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Jacket

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Riassunto

Interest in astronomy continues to grow stronger for readers of all ages. Recent astronomy titles, like History of Astronomy, have shown consistently strong sales. The Astronomy Bible is a comprehensive guide to the study of what lies beyond our planet. With this book readers can easily navigate the night sky, identify the constellations, and find planets, comets and galaxies.

Topics include:

The History of Astronomy
How to Observe the Sky
The Solar System
The Moon
The Planets
The Sun and the Stars
Comets and Meteors
Galaxies, Black Holes and Quasars
What Lies Beyond...
Moon and Planet Maps
Star Finder Charts
Constellation Maps.

Well priced, informative and fully illustrated, this is a valuable companion for stargazers of all ages.

Informazioni sull?autore

Heather Couper studied astrophysics at Oxford University. She ran the Greenwich Planetarium and is a past President of both the British Astronomical Association and the Society for Popular Astronomy, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Institute of Physics.

Nigel Henbest was Astronomy Consultant to New Scientist magazine, Editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, and Media Consultant to the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

The team were authors of The History of Astronomy.

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