Astronomy Bible

Author: Heather Couper

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Price : $29.99 NZD
ISBN : 9781844038084
Publisher : Octopus Publishing Group
Imprint : Cassell Illustrated
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Publication date : 02 February 2015
Dimensions : 167mm X 140mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 29.99
Availability date : 10 February 2015
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Author : Heather Couper
Series : Octopus Bible Series
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Dewey classification : 520
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Pages : 400
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Description

This comprehensive guide to astronomy introduces the basic concepts, explaining what, when, and how to observe space, right through to current theories on everything from black holes to microquasars. It helps you to navigate the night sky, identify the constellations and find planets, comets, galaxies and deep-sky objects. Accessible, informative, and fully-illustrated, this is an invaluable practical companion for anyone who loves stargazing.

Author description

Heather Couper (Author) Heather Couper is a past President of both the British Astronomical Association and the Society for Popular Astronomy. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Institute of Physics, and a former Millennium Commissioner, for which she was awarded the CBE in 2007. Nigel Henbest (Author) Nigel Henbest has been Astronomy Consultant to New Scientist magazine, Editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, and Media Consultant to the Royal Greenwich Observatory. He is also a Future Astronaut with Virgin Galactic.