LEADER 00000cam a22005177i 4500 001 20002769 005 20171013193555.0 008 170919t20172017nyua g 001 0 eng d 010 2017446518 020 9781465464187 (hardcover) 020 1465464182 (hardcover) 020 0241225930 020 9780241225936 035 (OCoLC)on1002131466 040 VPW|beng|cVPW|erda|dSRC|dYDX|dBDX|dHQB|dLNC|dNYP|dCHILD |dIMD|dDLC 042 lccopycat 050 00 QB15|b.A882 2017 082 04 520|223 245 04 The astronomy book. 250 First American edition. 264 1 New York, New York :|bDK Publishing,|c2017. 264 4 |c©2017 300 352 pages :|bcolor illustrations ;|c24 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 336 still image|bsti|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 490 1 Big ideas simply explained 500 Includes index. 520 An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to help clarify hard-to-grasp concepts and explain almost 100 big astronomical ideas. Covering the biographies of key astronomers through the ages such as Ptolemy, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking, The Astronomy Book details their theories and discoveries in a user-friendly format to make the information accessible and easy to follow.-- |cSource other than Library of Congress. 650 0 Astronomy. 650 0 Telescopes. 650 0 Planets. 650 0 Astrophysics. 650 0 Stars. 650 0 Constellations. 700 1 Mitton, Jacqueline,|econtributor. 700 1 Hughes, David W.|q(David Wolstenholme),|d1941- |econtributor. 700 1 Dinwiddie, Robert,|d1953-|econtributor. 700 1 Johnson, Penny,|d1960-|econtributor. 700 1 Jackson, Tom,|d1972-|econtributor. 710 2 DK Publishing, Inc. 830 0 Big ideas simply explained.
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