The Astronomy Bible

Heather Couper, Nigel Henbest (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2015
Cassell Illustrated (Verlag)
978-1-84403-808-4 (ISBN)

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The definitive guide to the night sky and the universe.

This comprehensive guide to astronomy introduces the basic concepts, explaining what, when, and how to observe space, right through to current theories on everything from black holes to microquasars. It helps you to navigate the night sky, identify the constellations and find planets, comets, galaxies and deep-sky objects.

Accessible, informative, and fully-illustrated, this is an invaluable practical companion for anyone who loves stargazing.

Heather Couper is a past President of both the British Astronomical Association and the Society for Popular Astronomy. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Institute of Physics, and a former Millennium Commissioner, for which she was awarded the CBE in 2007. Nigel Henbest has been Astronomy Consultant to New Scientist magazine, Editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, and Media Consultant to the Royal Greenwich Observatory. He is also a Future Astronaut with Virgin Galactic.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.2.2015
Reihe/Serie	Octopus Bible Series
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	144 x 168 mm
Gewicht	624 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	1-84403-808-4 / 1844038084
ISBN-13	978-1-84403-808-4 / 9781844038084
Zustand	Neuware