Astronomy (Key Concepts Series)

Author: Robin Collyer
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Robin Collyer is a science writer, free-lance contributor, and a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain. He has written numerous books on astronomy, including the bestseller "Illustrated Night Sky." His children's science books have won multiple awards. Have the stars come out tonight? If they have, are others looking at them too? For centuries, astronomers have gazed at the sky, trying to figure out our true place in the universe. Now, through the book "Astronomy," you can see what they have discovered. What is a red giant? What is the relationship between it and a green giant? How far away are the most distant celestial objects we can see? How long ago was the light that reaches our eyes emitted? Did the "Big Bang" really happen in the universe? From Galileo to quasars, from pulsars to celestial poles, the secrets of the night sky and the faces of its explorers will be revealed in the book.