Gerald North

Mastering Astronomy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A guide to astronomy which attempts to offer the most up-to-date information on the subject. Designed to be used for either individual study or classroom use, the book covers the GCSE syllabus requirements and relevant elements of physics, general science and general studies courses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-45656-9
• 1988
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. November 1988
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9780333456569
• ISBN-10: 0333456564
• Artikelnr.: 44409867

Inhaltsangabe

The celestial sphere; the Earth and time; the telescope; modern developments in instrumentation; gravitation; the Moon; the inferior planets; the planet Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; the twilight zone of the Solar System; the debris of the Solar System; the comets; the Sun; electromagnetic radiation; the stars; stellar birth and death; violent stars; the galaxies; quasars, active galaxies and cosmology.