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Item Details
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YEAR BOOK OF ASTRONOMY
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| Volume: |
1998 |
| By: |
CBE, DSc, FRAS, Sir Patrick Moore (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0333675371 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780333675373 |
| Publisher: |
PAN MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 1997 |
| Edition: |
36th edition |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
Focusing on various aspects of astronomy, this work includes: star charts for both northern and southern hemispheres; a month-by-month guide to everything the stargazers can see in 1998 - the planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae, phases of the moon; and essays by renowned authors. |
| Synopsis: |
For more than 30 years The Yearbook of Astronomy has been the indispensable reference book for both beginners and serious astronomers. This annual guide again brings together an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical notes, plus a fascinating range of specially commissioned articles.Part I includes a comprehensive month-by-month guide to everything the star-gazer will see in the coming year and a list of main astronomical events to watch for in 1999. Part II presents exciting essays by experts in their field ranging from Moore's own "Astronomers and Squirrels" and "Galileo -- A Year Among Jupiter's Satellites" to "Experiments in Visual Supernova Hunting with a Large Telescope" and "The End of the Universe". |
| Illustrations: |
b&w photographs, charts |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pan Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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