This fully updated 2009 edition features a range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a month-by-month guide to events in the coming year: planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the moon.
'A first-rate curtain raiser for a year that offers a stream of astronomical treats' "Observer Science Books of the Year "
'The sort of book that beggars the reviewer's powers of expression . . . These charts are masterpieces of clarity and detail . . . Indispensable' " Astronomy & Space "
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This fully updated 2009 edition features a range of specially commissioned articles by some of the world's top astronomers, an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, and a month-by-month guide to events in the coming year: planets, eclipses, comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the moon.
'A first-rate curtain raiser for a year that offers a stream of astronomical treats' "Observer Science Books of the Year "
'The sort of book that beggars the reviewer's powers of expression . . . These charts are masterpieces of clarity and detail . . . Indispensable' " Astronomy & Space "
Imprint | Macmillan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | November 2008 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | December 2008 |
Authors | Patrick Moore |
Dimensions | 216 x 135 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 368 |
Edition | 2009 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-230-71441-0 |
Barcode | 9780230714410 |
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LSN | 0-230-71441-2 |