Couper, Heather: The Astronomy Bible

Name: Couper, Heather: The Astronomy Bible
Brand: Hamlyn
SKU: 978-1-84403-808-4
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This comprehensive guide to astronomy introduces the basic concepts, explaining what, when, and how to observe space, right through to current theories on everything from black holes to microquasars. It helps you to navigate the night sky, identify the constellations and find planets, comets, galaxies and deep-sky objects.

Accessible, informative, and fully-illustrated, this is an invaluable practical companion for anyone who loves stargazing.

It is the size of a teapot stand but it is crammed with every conceivable aspect concerning the night sky... The breadth of engaging information inside this book will serve many a budding astronaut well.

ISBN: 978-1-84403-808-4

GTIN: 9781844038084

Über den Autor Couper, Heather

Professor Heather Couper CBE, BSc, DLit, DSc, FInstP, CPhys, FRAS is a past President of both the British Astronomical Association and the Society for Popular Astronomy. Asteroid 3922 Heather is named in her honour. She is a former Millennium Commissioner, for which she was awarded the CBE in 2007.Nigel Henbest has been Astronomy Consultant to New Scientist magazine, Editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, and Media Consultant to the Royal Greenwich Observatory. He is also a Future Astronaut with Virgin Galactic.