Astronomy for Dummies
by Maran, Stephen P.
Series: For dummies Edition statement:5th edition Published by : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Hoboken, New Jersey ) Physical details: x, 386 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 24 cm ISBN:9781394163076; 139416307X.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 500 - 599 | 520 Mar (Browse shelf) | Available | GO Bond | 113232 |
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Includes index.
Part 1. Getting started with astronomy : Seeing the light: the art and science of astronomy ; Join the crowd: skywatching activities and resources ; Terrific tools for observing the skies ; Just passing through: meteors, comets, and artificial satellites -- Part 2. Going once around the solar system : A matched pair: Earth and its moon ; Earth's near neighbors: Mercury, Venus, and Mars ; Rock on: the asteroid belt and near-Earth objects ; Great balls of gas: Jupiter and Saturn ; Far out! Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and beyond -- Part 3. Starting with Old Sol: meeting stars and galaxies : The Sun: star of Earth ; Taking a trip to the stars ; Galaxies: the Milky Way and beyond ; Falling for black holes and quasars -- Part 4. Pondering the remarkable universe : Planets of other suns: is anybody out there? ; Delving into dark matter and antimatter ; The Big Bang and the evolution of the universe -- Part 5. The part of tens : Ten strange facts about astronomy and space ; Ten common errors about astronomy and space -- Part 6. Appendixes : Appendix A: Star maps ; Appendix B: Glossary.
A beginner's guide to astronomy features information about the solar system as well as star maps and a monthly guide to locating the planets in the sky.
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