Introduction to Stars and Planets: An Activities-Based Exploration

by Alan Hirshfeld

Overview

How do astronomers know what they know about the stars and planets? This book's 28 mildly mathematical activities invite readers to carry out the essential work of the astronomer by utilizing real observational data sets and high-quality celestial photographs to establish the innate properties of a range of cosmic systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750336895
Publisher:	Iop Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	02/28/2021
Series:	Programme: AAS-IOP Astronomy
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	7.36(w) x 10.45(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Alan Hirshfeld, Professor of physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is Chair of the American Astronomical Society's Historical Astronomy Division and a longtime Associate of the Harvard College Observatory. He is the author of Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos; The Electric Life of Michael Faraday; Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes; Astronomy Activity and Laboratory Manual; and Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe. He is a regular book reviewer for The Wall Street Journal and writes and lectures frequently on science history and discovery. Visit the author's website at www.alanhirshfeld.com.