Introduction to Stars and Planets: An activities-based exploration (AAS-IOP Astronomy) - Hardcover

Book 27 of 28: AAS-IOP Astronomy

Hirshfeld, Alan

 
9780750336895: Introduction to Stars and Planets: An activities-based exploration (AAS-IOP Astronomy)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0750336897 ISBN 13: 9780750336895
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2020

Synopsis

How do astronomers know what they know about the stars and planets? This book's 28 mildly mathematical activities invite readers to carry out the essential work of the astronomer by utilizing real observational data sets and high-quality celestial photographs to establish the innate properties of a range of cosmic systems.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Alan Hirshfeld, Professor of physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is Chair of the American Astronomical Society's Historical Astronomy Division and a longtime Associate of the Harvard College Observatory. He is the author of Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos; The Electric Life of Michael Faraday; Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes; Astronomy Activity and Laboratory Manual; and Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe. He is a regular book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal and writes and lectures frequently on science history and discovery. Visit the author's website at www.alanhirshfeld.com.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Institute of Physics Publishing
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0750336897
ISBN 13 
9780750336895
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
192

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780750336925: Introduction to Stars and Planets: An activities-based exploration

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0750336927 ISBN 13:  9780750336925
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2020
Softcover