The Astronomy Handbook
The Ultimate Guide to Observing and Understanding Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Universe
New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2024.
Format: Book
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Description: pages cm
"Written by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schililng, author of Constellations (BDL, 2018) and Deep Space (BDL, 2014), The Astronomy Handbook is the indispensible, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or needed to know about the night sky, thecosmos, and the universe all in one easy-to-use and understand handbook"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Astronomy as a science -- The history of astronomy -- Telescopes -- Modern astronomy -- The night sky -- The celestial sphere -- Constellations -- The zodiac -- Amateur astronomy -- Earth, moon, and sun -- Motions and eclipses -- The moon -- The sun -- The solar system -- The inner parts of the solar system -- The outer parts of the solar system -- Meteors, asteroids, and comets -- The Milky Way galaxy -- Stars -- Star clusters and nebulae -- The Milky Way -- The Universe -- Galaxies -- The evolution of the universe -- Life in the universe.
ISBN:
9780762486502
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"First published as Handboek Sterrenkunde by Fontaine Uitgevers, The Netherlands"
Includes index.
Includes index.