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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100130801003
ISBN-139780130801005
eBay Product ID (ePID)36608
Product Key Features
Edition3
Book TitleAstronomy Today
Number of Pages661 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAstronomy
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes
GenreScience
AuthorEric Chaisson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight62.8 Oz
Item Length11.4 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN98-028516
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal520
SynopsisThis straightforward volume presents a broad view of astronomy spanning known facts, evolving ideas, and frontier discoveries. The authors combine qualitative reasoning and analogies with familiar objects and phenomena to awaken readers to the excitement of the universe around them. Incorporates new understanding and emphases in contemporary astronomy, including the latest data on topics ranging from adaptive optics and solar system formation to extrasolar planets and the recent missions to Mars. Top-notch illustration program exploits the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, including images taken at radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray, or gamma-ray wavelengths, in addition to visible-light photographs. For anyone interested in learning more about astronomy.