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DK Eyewitness Books Astronomy Discover the Mysteries of the World s Oldest Science from Constellations to Moon 1st Edition by Kristen Lippincott ISBN 0756637678 9780756637675

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Author(s): Kristen Lippincott
ISBN(s): 9780756637675, 0756637678
Edition: Har/Com/Ps
File Details: PDF, 25.40 MB
Year: 2008
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0756637678 
ISBN 13: 9780756637675
Author: Kristen Lippincott

Featuring more than 200 colorful pictures and illustrations, Eyewitness Astronomy provides children with a perfect introduction to the world of astronomy. From describing how we viewed the stars and planets in the ancient times to the latest astronomical discoveries, this reference book presents all the key concepts of astronomy in simple language. 

Children will discover the host of planets and stars that occupy our Universe and can unearth fascinating insights into the Moon’s connection to Earth’s oceans. They can also read about how humans ventured into space and developed technology to see even beyond our own galaxy.  

For any budding astronomer, scientist, astronaut, or simply a curious, young mind, Eyewitness Astronomy provides everything they need to know about the infinite amount of space that surrounds our planet.

DK Eyewitness Books Astronomy Discover the Mysteries of the World s Oldest Science from Constellations to Moon 1st Table of contents:

From Myth to Science (600 BCE – 1550 CE)

  • It is clear that Earth does not move (page 20)

  • The geocentric model

  • Early heliocentric model

  • The equinoxes move over time

  • Shifting stars

  • The moon’s brightness is produced by the radiance of the sun

  • Theories about the moon

  • Consolidating knowledge

  • The unmoving stars go uniformly westward

  • Earth’s rotation

  • A little cloud in the night sky

  • Mapping the galaxies

  • A new calendar for China

  • The solar year

  • We have re‑observed all of the stars in Ptolemy’s catalog

  • Improved instruments

  • Finally we shall place the sun himself at the center of the universe (page 32)

The Telescope Revolution (1550‑1750)

  • I noticed a new and unusual star (Tychonic model)

  • Mira Ceti is a variable star

  • A new kind of star (elliptical orbits)

  • Our own eyes show us four stars traveling around Jupiter

  • A perfectly circular spot centered on the sun (Venus transit)

  • Observing Saturn’s rings

  • Gravity explains the motions of the planets

  • Halley’s comet

  • Stellar aberration

  • A catalog of the southern sky

  • Uranus to Neptune (observation of Uranus)

The Rise of Astrophysics (1850‑1915)

  • Sodium is to be found in the solar atmosphere

  • Stars can be grouped by their spectra

  • Enormous masses of luminous gas (nebulae)

  • The sun’s emissions

  • Mars map illusions

  • Astrophotography

  • Precise star catalogues

  • Refining star classification

  • Sunspots are magnetic

  • Measuring the universe

Atoms, Stars, and Galaxies (1915‑1950) and New Windows on the Universe (1950‑1975)

  • Relativity, black holes, spiral galaxies

  • Nuclear fusion, cosmic rays, origin of the Moon

  • Space telescopes, quasars, Big Bang exploration

The Triumph of Technology (1975‑Present)

  • A grand tour of the giant planets

  • Dark matter and energy

  • Exoplanets, cosmic inflation, mapping structures

  • Gravitational waves

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