Astronomy in color

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ASTRONOMY IN COLOR is a concise, up-to-date guide providing all the significant information for a complete understanding of the subject at all levels of interest.
The book explains our present know-ledge of the solar system, the stars and galaxies and many other celestial phenomena including pulsars, quasars and 'black holes' in space; in addition it gives something of the history of astronomical science and summarizes the contemporary ideas about the origins of life and the Universe.
The eighty pages of full color illus-trations include a selection of astronomical photographs from British, American and Australian sources, many diagrammatic and informative drawings by John W. Wood and a series of detailed multi - colored star charts covering the entire northern and southern hemispheres, designed to assist constellation, star and planet recognition. The text is provided throughout with line drawings, and the comprehensive appendices con-tain lists of well-known celestial objects... Tovább

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ASTRONOMY IN COLOR is a concise, up-to-date guide providing all the significant information for a complete understanding of the subject at all levels of interest.
The book explains our present know-ledge of the solar system, the stars and galaxies and many other celestial phenomena including pulsars, quasars and 'black holes' in space; in addition it gives something of the history of astronomical science and summarizes the contemporary ideas about the origins of life and the Universe.
The eighty pages of full color illus-trations include a selection of astronomical photographs from British, American and Australian sources, many diagrammatic and informative drawings by John W. Wood and a series of detailed multi - colored star charts covering the entire northern and southern hemispheres, designed to assist constellation, star and planet recognition. The text is provided throughout with line drawings, and the comprehensive appendices con-tain lists of well-known celestial objects suitable for naked-eye observation and for binoculars and small telescopes.
Peter Lancaster Brown is a Member of the International Astronomical Union and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has served on the Council of the British Astronomical Association on many occasions and was President of the Junior Astronomical Society 1969-71. He is the author of several books and many scientific papers. Vissza