Astronomy Explained - Softcover

North, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540761365 ISBN 13: 9783540761365

Publisher: Springer, 1997

Synopsis

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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Review

"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

Synopsis

Every year large numbers of people take up the study of astronomy, mostly at amateur level. This is a treatment of the subject in more depth than is usually found in elementary works, and should be of interest to both students of astronomy and amateur astronomers. It is also geared towards public examinations; all the topics from the GCSE syllabus are covered here, with sample questions at the end of each chapter.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540761365
• ISBN 13: 9783540761365
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352