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50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know

By Giles Sparrow

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About the book

From our own solar system to the edges of the universe, 50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know is your introduction to the most important concepts, discoveries and mysteries in astronomy. How did the universe begin? Where did the Moon come from? What happens in the heart of a black hole? Why are gravitational waves so significant? And is there life elsewhere in the cosmos?In fifty fascinating essays covering the central ideas of astronomy and cosmology, accompanied by diagrams, definitions o...Show more

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ISBN

9781784296100

Publisher

Quercus Publishing

Published year

2016

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Edition

1

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50 Astronomy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Format

Hardcover

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