SKY AT NIGHT: HOW TO READ THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The Sky at Night: How to Read the Solar System : A Guide to the Stars and Planets
By:Paul Abel, Chris North,
Publisher:Ebury Press
Imprint:BBC Books
ISBN/EAN:1849906289 / 9781849906289
Format:Hardback
Pagination:320 pages, Illustrations
Dimensions:204 x 134 mm, 399 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:31/10/2013
The Solar System - so what is it? We've all learned the basics at school but how much can you remember? Expert astronomers and co-presenters of The Sky at Night Chris North and Paul Abel take a fascinating guided tour of our Solar System and explain its wonders. They look at all the major players, including our more familiar neighbours - the Sun, the planets and their moons - the occasional visitors to our planet - asteroids, meteors and comets - as well as distant stars and what might be beyond our Solar System - Earth Mark II? Chris and Paul recount the history of how everything came about and the myths that once shaped astronomy. They explain the latest science and discoveries, and reveal how any amateur astronomer can view and interpret the Solar System.
