Patrick Moore's data book of astronomy / edited by Patrick Moore and Robin Rees.

By: Moore, PatrickContributor(s): Rees, Robin | Moore, Patrick. Data book of astronomyMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st paperback editionDescription: 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107671652; 1107671655Other title: Data book of astronomySubject(s): Astronomy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | AstronomyGenre/Form: Handbooks and manuals.DDC classification: 520 LOC classification: QB64 | .M623 2013
Contents:
The Solar System -- The Sun -- The Moon -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Mars -- Minor members of the Solar system -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Beyond Neptune: the Kuiper Belt -- Comets -- Meteors -- Meteorites -- Glows and atmospheric effects -- The stars -- Stellar spectra and evolution -- Extra-solar planets -- Double stars -- Variable stars -- Stellar clusters -- Nebulæ -- The Milky Way Galaxy -- Galaxies -- Evolution of the Universe -- The constellations -- The star catalogue -- Telescopes and observatories -- Non-optical astronomy -- The history of astronomy -- Astronomers -- Glossary.
Summary: "Packed with up-to-date astronomical data about the Solar System, our Galaxy and the wider Universe, this is a one-stop reference for astronomers of all levels. It gives the names, positions, sizes and other key facts of all the planets and their satellites; discusses the Sun in depth, from sunspots to solar eclipses; lists the dates for cometary returns, close-approach asteroids, and significant meteor showers; and includes 88 star charts, with the names, positions, magnitudes and spectra of the stars, along with key data on nebulae and clusters. Full of facts and figures, this is the only book you need to look up data about astronomy. It is destined to become the standard reference for everyone interested in astronomy"-- Provided by publisher.
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Revised edition of: The data book of astronomy : Bristol, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Institute of Physics Pub., c2000.

Includes index.

"Packed with up-to-date astronomical data about the Solar System, our Galaxy and the wider Universe, this is a one-stop reference for astronomers of all levels. It gives the names, positions, sizes and other key facts of all the planets and their satellites; discusses the Sun in depth, from sunspots to solar eclipses; lists the dates for cometary returns, close-approach asteroids, and significant meteor showers; and includes 88 star charts, with the names, positions, magnitudes and spectra of the stars, along with key data on nebulae and clusters. Full of facts and figures, this is the only book you need to look up data about astronomy. It is destined to become the standard reference for everyone interested in astronomy"-- Provided by publisher.

The Solar System -- The Sun -- The Moon -- Mercury -- Venus -- Earth -- Mars -- Minor members of the Solar system -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Uranus -- Neptune -- Beyond Neptune: the Kuiper Belt -- Comets -- Meteors -- Meteorites -- Glows and atmospheric effects -- The stars -- Stellar spectra and evolution -- Extra-solar planets -- Double stars -- Variable stars -- Stellar clusters -- Nebulæ -- The Milky Way Galaxy -- Galaxies -- Evolution of the Universe -- The constellations -- The star catalogue -- Telescopes and observatories -- Non-optical astronomy -- The history of astronomy -- Astronomers -- Glossary.

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