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Astronomy Explained

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  • © 1997

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  1. Gerald North

    1. Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea East, Sussex, UK

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. The Celestial Sphere

    • Gerald North
    Pages 1-23

  3. The Earth and Time

    • Gerald North
    Pages 24-43

  4. The Telescope

    • Gerald North
    Pages 44-63

  5. Modern Developments in Instrumentation

    • Gerald North
    Pages 64-76

  6. Gravitation

    • Gerald North
    Pages 77-91

  7. The Moon

    • Gerald North
    Pages 92-109

  8. The Inferior Planets

    • Gerald North
    Pages 110-124

  9. The Planet Mars

    • Gerald North
    Pages 125-139

  10. The Planet Jupiter

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    Pages 140-152

  11. The Planet Saturn

    • Gerald North
    Pages 153-165

  12. The Twilight Zone of the Solar System

    • Gerald North
    Pages 166-176

  13. The Debris of the Solar System

    • Gerald North
    Pages 177-187

  14. The Comets

    • Gerald North
    Pages 188-198

  15. The Sun

    • Gerald North
    Pages 199-216

  16. Electromagnetic Radiation

    • Gerald North
    Pages 217-228

  17. The Stars

    • Gerald North
    Pages 229-246

  18. Gas, Dust, Stars and Variable Stars

    • Gerald North
    Pages 247-263

  19. Stellar Evolution

    • Gerald North
    Pages 264-275

  20. Brown Dwarfs and Extra-solar Planets

    • Gerald North
    Pages 276-284
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About this book

Every year large numbers of people take up the study of astronomy, mostly at amateur level. There are plenty of elementary books on the market, full of colourful photographs, but lacking in proper explanations of how and why things are as they are. Many people eventually wish to go beyond the 'coffee-table book' stage and study this fascinating subject in greater depth. This book is written for them. In addition, many people sit for public examinations in this subject each year and this book is also intended to be of use to them. All the topics from the GCSE syllabus are covered here, with sample questions at the end of each chapter. Astronomy Explained provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject in more depth than is usually found in elementary works, and will be of interest to both amateur astronomers and students of astronomy.

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"Since this book has been on my shelf, I have used it as a first port of call when I needed a concise explanation of a topic. I have yet to have to put it down and use another text." Astronomy Now

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sidley, Bexhill-on-Sea East, Sussex, UK

    Gerald North

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Astronomy Explained

  • Authors: Gerald North

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0901-3

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76136-5Published: 20 June 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0901-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 330

  • Number of Illustrations: 174 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

  • Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Electronics

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