The Guinness Book of Astronomy

Moore, CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick

ISBN 10: 0851123759 / ISBN 13: 9780851123752

Editore: Guinness World Records Limited, 1988

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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Codice articolo CHL1619083

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Titolo: The Guinness Book of Astronomy

Casa editrice: Guinness World Records Limited

Data di pubblicazione: 1988

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Used; Very Good

Edizione: terza edizione

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Intended for amateur enthusiasts and professional astronomers alike, this reference book reflects the many developments in the world of astronomy since the fourth edition was published. These include the comet impact on Jupiter, powerful telescopes such as the improved Hubble Space Telescope, recent theories about the origins of the universe, and planetary explorations by spacecraft. The book also contains a detailed star catalogue with finder charts, solar and lunar eclipses up to the year 2006, and potted sections on glows and atmospheric effects, star distances and movements, variable stars, clusters and nebulae. Lighter anecdotes tell of events such as the only cricket match to be interrupted by an eclipse, the narrowest escape anyone has had from a meteorite, and the asteroid that had its name auctioned off.