Ian Ridpath
Author
Language
English
Description
A highly visual introduction explains the basic concepts of astronomy and gives advice on the best methods and equipment for observation, including binoculars and telescopes. Each of the planets in the Solar System is described and illustrated in detail, with images taken from space probes as well as from the ground, showing them as you can expect to see them. More than 160 star charts were made especially for this book by the Royal Greenwich Observatory....
3) Astronomy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
300 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this newly updated and expanded edition of their classic work, Ian Ridpath and Wil Tirion illuminate the night sky as never before, providing novice stargazers and professional astronomers alike with the most informative, user-friendly, comprehensive, and authoritative celestial field guide available. The product of a thirty-year collaboration between one of the world's leading astronomy writers and the world's foremost celestial mapmaker, Stars...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
vii, 534 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries on all aspects of astronomy from space exploration and the equipment involved, to astrophysics, cosmology, and the concept of time--plus biographical entries on eminent astronomers and worldwide coverage of observatories and telescopes. The appendices include tables of Apollo lunar landing missions, the constellations, and a table of planetary data.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides a comprehensive guide to the universe, from craters on the Moon to Jupiter's Great Red Spot, and includes maps of the night sky, profiles of constellations, and tips on using binoculars and telescopes.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"The definitive visual guide to exploring all the marvels of the stars, the Milky Way, and the universe beyond. Chart the wonders of the cosmos in our own solar system and beyond with The Stars. Packed with 3-D artworks of each constellation and incredible new imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope, ground-based observatories worldwide, and more, this awe-inspiring guide features the most fascinating objects known to astronomy, from glittering star-birth...
