Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and Solar System - Updated and Expanded Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ridpath, Ian (Author), Tirion, Wil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691177880 ISBN-13: 9780691177885 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Nature | Star Observation |
Dewey: 523 |
LCCN: 2017937756 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.4" W x 7.6" (1.50 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The indispensable guide to the night sky--now in a newly updated and expanded edition 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 and Planets features superb color sky charts, diagrams, or photographs on almost every page; clear and engaging writing; a spacious and attractive design; and a compact size. This updated edition features the latest information on stars, a revised section on planets that incorporates recent research on exoplanets, and some revised charts and new photographs. Simply put, Stars and Planets is indispensable. Don't leave home--at night--without it.
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