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Maran, Stephen P.
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Astronomy.
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Maran, Stephen P.
Astronomy.
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Astronomy / by Stephen P. Maran.
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Maran, Stephen P.
Wiley, 2017.
Call #:
520
M311a
2017
Subjects
Astronomy.
Series
--For dummies.
ISBN:
9781119374244 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Astronomy for dummies
Edition:
4th ed.
Description:
xi, 368 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill.; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Bonus content online"--Cover.
Includes index.
Contents:
Part 1. Getting started with astronomy -- Seeing the light: the art and science of astronomy -- Join the crowd: skywatching activities and resources -- Terrific tools for observing the skies -- Just passing through: meteors, comets, and artificial satellites -- Part 2. Going once around the solar system -- A matched pair: Earth and its moon -- Earth's near neighbors: Mercury, Venus, and Mars -- Rock on: the asteroid belt and near-Earth objects -- Great balls of gas: Jupiter and Saturn -- Far out!: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and beyond -- Part 3. Meeting old sol and other stars -- The Sun: star of Earth -- Taking a trip to the stars -- Galaxies: the Milky Way and beyond -- Digging into black holes and quasars -- Part 4. Pondering the remarkable universe -- Is anybody out there?: SETI and planets of other suns -- Delving into dark matter and antimatter -- The Big Bang and the evolution of the universe -- Part 5. he part of tens -- Ten strange facts about astronomy and space -- Ten common errors about astronomy and space -- Part 6. Appendixes -- Star maps -- Glossary.
Summary:
From asteroids to black holes, this guide takes you on a grand tour of the universe, and provides an introduction to the night sky.
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