Philip's Atlas of Stars and Planets - Hardcover

Ridpath, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0540081574 ISBN 13: 9780540081578

Verlag: Philip's, 2001

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Fully revised and updated for 2001, Philip's Atlas of Stars and Planets has been specially designed to introduce children to the wonders of the night sky and stargazing. Packed with easy-to-use star maps, spectacular photographs several of which are included for the first time in this 3rd edition, with new images from the Hubble Space Telescope - and amazing facts and figures about the Universe and our Solar System. Arranged spread-by-spread, the atlas looks first at the features of our Solar System, with brightly coloured artwork and photographs to illustrate the planets and their moons. The constellations of both the northern and southern hemispheres are shown in star maps that make it easy for children to recognize and name the most important stars and find their way around the night sky. Other spreads describe comets and meteors, star clusters and galaxies, and pulsars and black holes. Quizz questions are also included for readers to test their knowledge.

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Ian Ridpath is a full-time writer, broadcaster and lecturer on astronomy. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the Association of British Science Writers. A former editor of Popular Astronomy, he is a regular contributor to Astronomy Now. Ian Ridpath's many books include Collins Guide to Stars and Planets, Gem Stars and The Monthly Sky Guide. He is also the editor of the highly respected Norton's Star Atlas - a must-have publication for most practical astronomers - and the Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Philip's
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0540081574
• ISBN 13: 9780540081578
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 80
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