So it is. The boundless universe

Author: Zhao Junliang
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: So That's How It Is, Bridging the Gap from Public Enlightenment to Public Understanding through Practical Science Popularization. Millions of "Why" Questions Answered, Revealing the Mystery Behind Them. "The Universe is Vast and Holds No Wonder." Since ancient times, the sun, moon, stars, and the myriad strange celestial phenomena they exhibit have captivated human attention, giving rise to countless myths and beautiful poems. Astronomy was born from humanity's curiosity and spirit of exploration in the universe. The purpose of this book is to provide readers with a concise yet comprehensive introduction to some of the main contents of modern astronomy. Astronomy is a natural science with an extremely long history and rich. Today, it is closely intertwined with physics, mathematics, chemistry, earth science, biology, and even high technology, which presents certain challenges in writing this book in an accessible manner. On the other hand, exploring the universe is undoubtedly a fascinating field. The appearance of major celestial events (such as total solar eclipses, collisions between comets and planets) often captures the interest and attention of the entire human race, and the advent of the space age has gradually transformed astronomy from a purely observational science into an experimental one, injecting it with a wealth of ever-evolving content and placing higher demands on the author. To enable readers to gain a gradual and progressive understanding of important astronomical issues, the book is organized from the Earth where humans live, proceeding in sequence to the moon, planets, comets, asteroids, meteors, satellites, the sun, stars, the Milky Way, galaxies, and the universe, interspersed with some key related knowledge, historical anecdotes, new achievements, and questions of general public interest.