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Ian Ridpath - Astronomy (DK Eyewitness Companions) (2nd Hand Softback)
SKU B003068
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Synopsis
Showing you what others only tell you.
Discover the history and origins of the universe and observe the stars and galaxies with over 100 star charts and profiles of all 88 constellations.
Includes a month-by-month guide to highlights of the night sky.
The books is divided into Primarily three sections: History, The Universe and The Night Sky. The Content also, helps readers prepare for and guides them through the discipline of Astronomy and in doing that the book literally spoon feeds you.
Perfect for any enthusiast this is the definitive visual guide to enjoying and appreciating astronomy & a book produced with the usual high quality from DK.
Details
- Format : Standard, Slimmer 2nd Hand Softback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Non-Fiction - Geography, Earth Sciences & Space
- Published : 2006 (Dorling Kindersley)
- ISBN : 9781405312912
- SKU : B003068
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £12.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
Full Colour & Glossy Throughout. 300pp.
External Reviews
"Interesting and well structured book for beginners and for the more experienced." - Google Review.
"The author is well known as the 'Popularizer of Astronomy'. This book helps him with the same. The language is simple and the books doesn't fail to do justice in enlightening amateurs such as myself who have had the ill fortune of having never been properly introduced to this beautiful subject. The illustrations and the photographs are an absolute delight to look at. If you have ever been influenced by Carl Sagan and don't know how or where to start, then, this is a good book to lay your hands on . . . In all it is concise, simple and very helpful. I would highly recommend it." - Goodreads Review.
The Author
Ian William Ridpath is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a populariser of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. Ian has written or edited over 40 books, including several guides to the night sky. His writing has also appeared in newspapers and magazines throughout the world.
A fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, he is the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy and Norton's Star Atlas. As a UFO sceptic, he investigated and explained the Rendlesham Forest Incident of December 1980.