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082 0 4 _a520 AST
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245 0 4 _aThe astronomy book.
250 _aFirst American edition.
264 1 _aNew York, New York :
_bDK Publishing,
_c2017.
264 4 _c©2017
300 _a352 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_bsti
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337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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490 1 _aBig ideas simply explained
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _aAn essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to help clarify hard-to-grasp concepts and explain almost 100 big astronomical ideas. Covering the biographies of key astronomers through the ages such as Ptolemy, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking, The Astronomy Book details their theories and discoveries in a user-friendly format to make the information accessible and easy to follow.--
_cSource other than Library of Congress.
650 0 _aAstronomy.
650 0 _aTelescopes.
650 0 _aPlanets.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
650 0 _aStars.
650 0 _aConstellations.
700 1 _aMitton, Jacqueline,
_econtributor.
700 1 _aHughes, David W.
_q(David Wolstenholme),
_d1941-
_econtributor.
700 1 _aDinwiddie, Robert,
_d1953-
_econtributor.
700 1 _aJohnson, Penny,
_d1960-
_econtributor.
700 1 _aJackson, Tom,
_d1972-
_econtributor.
710 2 _aDK Publishing, Inc.
830 0 _aBig ideas simply explained.
906 _a7
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