A wealth of material on practically every aspect of astronomy, beginning from the first principles. It is quite unique in providing a level of scientific accuracy and detail to be found in no other introductory book, including coverage of instruments, theory, observation, space exploration and cosmology. Encyclopaedic in its breadth, the book still contains in-depth explanations of the underlying theories. The illustrations - many of them colour photographs - animate the text, itself so clear and concise that it will fascinate readers of every discipline. Winner of the Rapportryers Prize for "most meritorious popular science book".
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FROM their fairly safe haven among the lakes where the Mediterranean Sea now divides Africa from Europe, our ancestors were able to view the starry sky at night and were enthralled by the brilliant flickering of the stars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
light yrs, gravitational vortex, retrograde revolution, primeval nebula, radio temperature, horizontal parallax, colour indices, circular measure, magnetic tubes, electrified particles, distance between the foci, exploding galaxies, dwarf novae, sidereal period, ionised calcium, distance modulus, globular clusters, spiral arms, cometary material, right ascension, many craters, radio flux, minor planets, light curve, solar masses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Solar System, Alpha Centauri, Delta Cephei, Mount Palomar, Omega Centauri, South Africa, Magellanic Clouds, Ursa Major, Beta Lyrae, Epsilon Eridani, Great Red Spot, Alpha Crucis, First Point of Aries, New Planets, Tycho Brahe, Ursae Majoris, Cape Town, Small Magellanic Cloud, Coronae Borealis, Eta Carinae, Hubble Space Telescope, Johannes Kepler, Olympus Mons, William Herschel New!
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FROM their fairly safe haven among the lakes where the Mediterranean Sea now divides Africa from Europe, our ancestors were able to view the starry sky at night and were enthralled by the brilliant flickering of the stars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
light yrs, gravitational vortex, retrograde revolution, primeval nebula, radio temperature, horizontal parallax, colour indices, circular measure, magnetic tubes, electrified particles, distance between the foci, exploding galaxies, dwarf novae, sidereal period, ionised calcium, distance modulus, globular clusters, spiral arms, cometary material, right ascension, many craters, radio flux, minor planets, light curve, solar masses Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Milky Way, Solar System, Alpha Centauri, Delta Cephei, Mount Palomar, Omega Centauri, South Africa, Magellanic Clouds, Ursa Major, Beta Lyrae, Epsilon Eridani, Great Red Spot, Alpha Crucis, First Point of Aries, New Planets, Tycho Brahe, Ursae Majoris, Cape Town, Small Magellanic Cloud, Coronae Borealis, Eta Carinae, Hubble Space Telescope, Johannes Kepler, Olympus Mons, William Herschel New!
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- The Theory of Relativity: & Other Essays by Albert Einstein on 8 pages
- The Solar System (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) by Michael A. Seeds on page 18, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith on page 90, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Solar System (Planet Earth) by Kendrick Frazier in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Evolution of Radio Astronomy by J. S. Hey on page 254, and Back Matter
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