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The Young Oxford Book of Astronomy (Young Oxford Books)
The Young Oxford Book of Astronomy - Young Oxford Books Author:Simon Mitton, Jacqueline Mitton, Oxford University Press, Simon Mitton, Jacqueline Mitton, Oxford University Press This book uses a new, more accessible structure to describe astronomy from a modern perspective. It begins by describing the aims of astronomy, followed by two chapters describing how sizes and dimensions are determined, and how information is turned into models of the solar system, the galaxy, and the universe at large. There is a unique sectio... more »n on the history of matter, and the last three chapters describe and explain the solar system, the astronomy of stars, galaxies and cosmology.« less