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Overview

The perfect introduction to the skies, with a tour of the universe and an explanation of how it works--from what holds the planets in orbit to such exotic phenomena as black holes. 16-page color insert.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780764584657
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/25/2005
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 344
  • Sales rank: 92,007
  • Series: For Dummies Series
  • Product dimensions: 7.38 (w) x 9.27 (h) x 0.73 (d)

Meet the Author

Stephen P. Maran, PhD, is a 36-year veteran of the space program who has worked on numerous NASA projects, including the Hubble Space Telescope. He is the press officer of the American Astronomical Society.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

PART I: Stalking the Cosmos.

Chapter 1: Seeing the Light: The Art and Science of Astronomy.

Chapter 2: Skywatching: Join the Crowd.

Chapter 3: The Way You Watch Tonight: Observing the Skies.

Chapter 4: Checking Out Visitors: Meteors, Comets, and Man-Made Moons.

PART II: Once Around the Solar System.

Chapter 5: Earth and Its Moon.

Chapter 6: Earth's Near Neighbors: Mercury, Venus, and Mars.

Chapter 7: The Asteroid Belt and Near Earth Objects.

Chapter 8: Jupiter and Saturn: Great Balls of Gas.

Chapter 9: Far Out! Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

PART III: Old Sol and Other Stars.

Chapter 10: The Sun: Star of the Earth.

Chapter 11: The Stars: Nuclear Reactors.

Chapter 12: Galaxies: The Milky Way and Beyond.

Chapter 13: Black Holes and Quasars.

PART IV: The Remarkable Universe.

Chapter 14: SETI and Planets of Other Suns.

Chapter 15: Dark Matter and Antimatter.

Chapter 16: The Big Bang and the Evolution of the Universe.

PART V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Strange Facts about Astronomy and Space.

Chapter 18: Ten Common Errors about Astronomy and Space.

PART VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Finding the Planets: 2000 to 2004.

Appendix B: Star Maps.

Appendix C: Glossary.

Index.

Book Registration Information.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 3, 2000

    A great starter book!

    I've become quite fond of the 'for Dummies' series and this book was a great addition to my collection (one of the few I have read cover to cover). It has great coverage of the planets, their moons and the objects further out. There are many sidebars to explain the more technical aspects of objects we see in the night sky. It is a very current and up-to-date book and my overall impression was very good. I would expect a dry text from an author with a Ph.D. but this was very light and with plenty of humor included. It suggests software and hardware, plenty of references to Web sites, even covering SETI. I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the heavens above.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2012

    Very helpful

    Great starter book for amature astronomers

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 5, 2012

    Outstanding Astronomy for us Dummies

    This book is just what I was looking for in an astronomy learning book. It is clear and informative. I will be referring to it over and over again.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 26, 2009

    Big help!

    I bought this book for my daughter as a help to an Astronomy class she is taking. The book helped her get on track. She was previously getting 50's and now she is getting A's and B's. Sometimes putting things in "laymen'" terms is all that is needed.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 20, 2006

    amazing

    as an astronomey lover myself this book has been an eyeopening adventure through space i will read it over and over again

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