Lets you discover the birth of our solar system and follow the search for life on Mars. This book includes images from space, charts and facts. It contains instructions for building a simple telescope. It is suitable for an amateur astronomer.[...]
Packed with color photographs, this comprehensive reference chronicles the history of astronomy. This extraordinary book traces humans' interaction with the endless wonders of the night sky. The authors, both expert astronomers, researched 29 locations worldwide, from Beijing's ancient observatory t[...]
Journey through time and space with the greatest astronomers in history. Astronomy is one of the oldest of all the sciences. And yet, its history is also so much more than the history of a science, reflecting our entire culture and providing insight into the evolution of humankind's ideas and ideals[...]