Carol Christian (Baltimore Space Telescope Science Institute), Jean-Rene Roy

A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An engaging guide for anyone who has ever wondered about the cosmos, this handy reference gives simple yet rigorous answers to hundreds of astronomical questions. This second edition includes substantial new material throughout, including the latest findings from the New Horizons, Rosetta, and Dawn space missions, and images from professional telescopes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 172mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9781316615263
• ISBN-10: 131661526X
• Artikelnr.: 46985392

Autorenporträt

Carol Christian is a scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Baltimore. She is the Hubble Space Telescope Outreach Project Scientist, supporting the Hubble Space Telescope mission in all things regarding information for the media, educators and the general public. She also is a co-host of the Hubble Hangouts series held weekly and participates in a number of podcasts on iTunes. In previous years she was the Head of the Office of Public Outreach at STScI and established a number of internet educational and outreach initiatives.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The sky viewed from Earth
2. The Earth and Moon system
3. The Solar System
4. Stars and stellar systems
5. Galaxies and the Universe
6. Life in the Universe
7. Amateur astronomy
8. Telescopes and instruments
Unit conversion and basic physical and astronomical measurements
References
Bibliography
Index.