Astronomy Explained

By: Gerald North

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Paperback | 1 August 1997

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Every year large numbers of people take up the study of astronomy, mostly at amateur level. There are plenty of elementary books on the market, full of colourful photographs, but lacking in proper explanations of how and why things are as they are. Many people eventually wish to go beyond the 'coffee-table book' stage and study this fascinating subject in greater depth. This book is written for them. In addition, many people sit for public examinations in this subject each year and this book is also intended to be of use to them. All the topics from the GCSE syllabus are covered here, with sample questions at the end of each chapter. Astronomy Explained provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject in more depth than is usually found in elementary works, and will be of interest to both amateur astronomers and students of astronomy.

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"Since this book has been on my shelf, I have used it as a first port of call when I needed a concise explanation of a topic. I have yet to have to put it down and use another text." Astronomy Now

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Non-Fiction Science Astronomy, Space & Time Astronomical Observation & Observatories Kids & Children's Books Educational Material Science Educational Material Physics Applied Physics Astrophysics

List of Figures
The Celestial Sphere
The Earth and Time
The Telescope
Modern Developments in Instrumentation
Gravitation
The Moon
The Inferior Planets
The Planet Mars
The Planet Jupiter
The Planet Saturn
The Twilight Zone of the Solar System
The Debris of the Solar System
The Comets
The Sun
Electromagnetic Radiation
The Stars
Gas, Dust, Stars and Variable Stars
Stellar Evolution
Brown Dwarfs and Extra-solar Planets
Violent Stars
The Galaxies
Quasars, Active Galaxies and Cosmology
Glossary of Terms
Answers to the Numerical Questions
Index
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