The Astronomy Cafe: 365 Questions and Answers from "Ask the Astronomer"

by Sten F. Odenwald

Paperback, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

QB52 .O34

Genres

Publication

W H Freeman & Co (1998), Edition: 1, 252 pages

Description

Based upon the Ask the Astronomer section of the author's award-winning Web site, The Astronomy Cafe (http: //www.2.ari.net/home/odenwald/cafe.html), this text presents 365 of the most popular questions asked by real people about all things astronomical. The book is organized around topics including: the sun, the origin of the universe, the solar system, and telescopes and stargazing, which enables the reader to quickly find a question similar to their own and retrieve an answer

Subjects

Astronomy Miscellanea

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1998

Physical description

252 p.

ISBN

0716732785 / 9780716732785

Barcode

831

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