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Lang Matl

Title The astronomy book.

Publication Info. New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2017.
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 CCQ - Lusail Male Library  QB15 .A882 2017    Available
 CCQ - Lusail Female Library  QB15 .A882 2017    Available
Edition First American edition.
Description 352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
still image sti rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series Big ideas simply explained
Big ideas simply explained.
Note Includes index.
Summary 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.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Subject Astronomy.
Telescopes.
Planets.
Astrophysics.
Stars.
Constellations.
Added Author Mitton, Jacqueline, contributor.
Hughes, David W. (David Wolstenholme), 1941- contributor.
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1953- contributor.
Johnson, Penny, 1960- contributor.
Jackson, Tom, 1972- contributor.
DK Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 9781465464187 (hardcover)
1465464182 (hardcover)
0241225930
9780241225936