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020 0241225930
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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.
