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Title: Astronomy in Minutes
Condition: New
EAN: 9781848667235
ISBN: 9781848667235
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
Release Date: 05/03/2015
Item Height: 128mm
Item Length: 128mm
Item Width: 34mm
Item Weight: 360g
Author: Giles Sparrow
Language: English
Subtitle: 200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
ISBN-10: 184866723X
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Book Series: In Minutes
Release Year: 2015
Description:

What happens when a star dies? How many asteroids are in our solar system? Can galaxies collide? What is dark energy? Astronomy in Minutes answers all these questions and more as it condenses 200 key concepts into easily digestible essays.

From Trojan asteroids to stellar black holes, and from superclusters to cosmic microwave background, this book will take you on an essential tour around the universe. Beginning with the specks and constellations that we see in the night sky, and then zooming in on the objects and 'matter' beyond the naked eye, Astronomy in Minutes draws on established theories and recent research. Each essay is accompanied by an image or a clear diagram to help unravel complex ideas. Beginning with the constellations and finishing with the latest cosmological theories, this is the perfect reference guide to this  fascinating subject.

Contents include: The celestial sphere, Piscis Austrinus, the Earth-Moon system, Io and Ganymede, Kuiper Belt Objects, Measuring stellar properties, Nuclear fusion, Red and orange dwarfs, Open star clusters, Planetary nebulae, Supernova remnants, Cosmic expansion, Quasars and blazars, Nature of spacetime, Nucleosynthesis and the Anthropic Principle.

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