A wealth of material on practically every aspect of astronomy,beginning from the first principles. It is quite unique in providing a level of scientific accuracy and detail to be found in no other introductory book,including coverage of instruments,theory,observation,space exploration and cosmology. Encyclopaedic in its breadth,the book still contains in-depth explanations of the underlying theories. The illustrations - many of them colour photographs - animate the text,itself so clear and concise that it will fascinate readers of every discipline.Winner of the Rapportryers Prize for "most meritorious popular science book".
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KGISBN: 9783540760238Number of pages: 324Weight: 1084 gDimensions: 279 x 210 mmEdition: 1996 ed.
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