The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook (Facts on File Science Handbooks)

Angelo, Joseph A.

ISBN 10: 0816049602 / ISBN 13: 9780816049608

Published by Facts on File, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Facts on File Space and Astronomy Handbook (Facts on File Science Handbooks)
• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816049602
• ISBN 13: 9780816049608
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Appreciating the principles that underlie the physical world requires a keen understanding of astronomy and space exploration. Featuring more than 2000 entries, this reference combines relevant terms, facts, chronologies and tables into a single resource. Among the topics covered are: active galaxies; big bang theory; deep space network (DSN); international space station (ISS); luminosity; planet fall; and space transportation system (STS). The featured biographies include: Neil Armstrong; Friedrich W Bessel; Tycho Brahe; Giovanni Domenico Cassini; Nicholaus Copernicus; Edmond Halley; Stephen William Hawking; Christiaan Huygens; Carl Edward Sagan; Charles Joseph Messier; and Johannes Kepler. The tables, charts and diagrams include: absorption spectrum; Baker-Schmidt telescope; centrifugal force; equatorial axis; Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram; Kepler's laws; magnetosphere; outer planets; Stefan-Boltzmann law; and X-ray astronomy.

About the Author

Joseph A. Angelo, Jr., an adjunct professor in the College of Engineering at Florida Tech, received a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Arizona. He is the author of several books for Facts On File/Checkmark Books, including The Dictionary of Space Technology and the Encyclopedia of Space Exploration. He lives in Indialantic, FL.