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Astronomy For Beginners is a friendly and accessible guide to our universe, our galaxy, our solar system and the planet we call home. Each year as we cruise through space on this tiny blue-green wonder, a number of amazing and remarkable events occur. For example, like clockwork, we'll run head-on into asteroid and cometary debris that spreads shooting stars across our skies. On occasion, we'll get to watch the disk of the Moon passing the Sun, casting...
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A guide to viewing stars, the moon, planets, meteors, comets, and aurora through binoculars. Features a foreword by renowned astronomer and writer David Levy. Includes a complete guide to current binocular brands and models and explains what to look for in each season.
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120 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Scientists first captured the sound of gravitational waves that result from the collision of black holes in 2016. Explore the cutting-edge science of black hole research and discover fascinating interviews with respected scientists in the field.
Introduces black holes, discussing the relativity theory of Albert Einstein, the discovery of black holes, the data that scientists use to study them, and scientists' studies of the black hole at the center...
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xiv, 305 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Evalyn Gates transports us to the edge of science to explore the tool that unlocks the secrets of dark matter and dark energy. Based on the theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing, or 'Einstein's Telescope', is enabling discoveries that are taking us towards the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change our understanding of where the Universe came from and where it is going.
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143 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
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"From the acclaimed author of Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space -- an authoritative, wholly accessible, fascinating guide to the most challenging phenomena of contemporary science, which is now the anchor of our understanding of the cosmos. Throughout her career, astrophysicist Janna Levin has focused, alongside her research, on making the science she studies not just accessible, but, perhaps more important, intriguing to the nonscientist....
14) Astronomy
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72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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Looks at the history of astronomy, identifies important astronomers, and summarizes what is known about the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars.
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264 pages : color illustrations, color maps, charts ; 24 cm
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A complete introduction to observing and understanding the night sky, explaining and demystifying stargazing to recognize objects and explain how they move through the sky over the night and the year.
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