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9780071550093

Teach Yourself Astronomy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071550093

  • ISBN10:

    0071550097

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-08-14
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill

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Summary

Learn about the cosmos from your armchairSir Patrick Moore, who has presented the BBC's "TheSky at Night" since 1957 and has won numerous awards for his work, guides you through the major breakthroughs in astronomy over the last five years.

Author Biography

Sir Patrick Moore is a legendary British astronomer, writer, broadcaster, and presenter. He is credited as having done more than any other to raise the profile of astronomy with the British public. He is a former president of the British Astronomical Association and is the cofounder and former president of the Society for Popular Astronomy. He has written over 70 books on astronomy, all of which he typed on his 1908 Woodstock typewriter. Since April 1957, he has presented all but one episode of the BBC’s "The Sky at Night."

Table of Contents

Preface
Introducing astronomy
he spinning sky
Sky-watchers
The astronomer's telescope
Into space
The sun
The moon
The sun's family
The inner planets
The outer planets
Minor members of the solar system
The stars
Patterns of stars
Double and variable stars
The life and times of a star
Star-clusters and nebulae
The depths of the universe
Into the future
Taking it further
Glossary
Appendices
Index
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