Revised edition, American edition / revised by Carole Stott
Description:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 color poster 4 3/4 in 1.4 m/s digital recording
Other Title:
Eyewitness astronomy
Notes:
At head of title: Eyewitness Includes index
Contents:
The study of the heavens Ancient astronomy Ordering the universe The celestial sphere The uses of astronomy Astrology The Copernican revolution Intellectual giants Optical principles The optical telescope Observatories Astronomers Spectroscopy The radio telescope Venturing into space The solar system The sun The moon Earth Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and beyond Travelers in space The birth and death of stars Our galaxy and beyond Did you know? Cutting-edge astronomy
