Stars and Planets (Princeton Field Guides) - Softcover

Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691089132 ISBN 13: 9780691089133

Verlag: Princeton Univ Pr, 2001

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A new edition provides the basics of astronomical observation; the astrophysics behind stars, galaxies, comets, and our solar system; and month-to-month full-hemisphere maps of the night sky. Original.

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Ian Ridpath, an amateur astronomer, is an author and broadcaster on stars and planets for a general audience. He is the editor of, among other titles, Norton's Star Atlas, The Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy, and The Monthly Sky Guide. Wil Tirion is among the world's foremost celestial photographers and illustrators.

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"A concise and beautifully illustrated guide to the sky's best sights, and to the science behind them."--Mitchell Begelman, author ofTurn Right at Orion: Travels through the Cosmos

"Ridpath and Tirion are an unbeatable team. Ridpath writes concisely and movingly about the sky, and Tirion's charts are beautifully done and easy to follow. This is a superb guide to the night sky."--David H. Levy, author ofShoemaker by Levy (Princeton) and co-discoverer of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Princeton Univ Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0691089132
• ISBN 13: 9780691089133
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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