1. The Solar System; 2. The Sun; 3. The Moon; 4. Mercury; 5. Venus; 6. Earth; 7. Mars; 8. The asteroid belt; 9. Jupiter; 10. Saturn; 11. Uranus; 12. Neptune; 13. Beyond Neptune: the Kuiper Belt; 14. Comets; 15. Meteors; 16. Meteorites; 17. Glows and atmospheric effects; 18. The stars; 19. Stellar spectra and evolution; 20. Extrasolar planets; 21. Double stars; 22. Variable stars; 23. Stellar clusters; 24. Nebulae; 25. The Galaxy; 26. The evolution of the Universe; 27. The constellations; 28. The star catalogue; 29. Telescopes and observatories; 30. Non-optical astronomy; 31. The history of astronomy; 32. Astronomers; 33. Glossary; Index.
Full of data about the Solar System, our Galaxy and the Universe, this is a one-stop reference for all astronomers.
Patrick Moore CBE, FRS, was a famous astronomer and author. Over his lifetime, he received numerous awards and prizes in recognition of his work, including a CBE in 1988 and knighthood in 2001 'for services to popularization of science and to broadcasting'. A former President of the British Astronomical Association, progressing to honorary Life Vice President, he was the only amateur ever to have held an official post at the International Astronomical Union. Robin Rees, Minst Phys, CPhys, FRAS, is Director of Canopus Publishing and has produced a number of best-selling astronomy books for a wide variety of imprints, and now also publishes books for the London Stereoscopic Company and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
'… will be an invaluable reference work for serious observers - but
it is equally suitable for armchair browsers, and indeed for anyone
who is curious about what lies beyond the Earth.' Martin Rees,
University of Cambridge, from the Foreword
'… a wonderful compendium. It is an invaluable reference work for
serious observers and is equally suitable for armchair browsers,
and indeed for anyone who is curious about what lies beyond the
Earth … a one-stop reference for astronomers of all levels.'
Spaceflight
'Patrick Moore's Data Book of Astronomy holds … [an] allure for the
armchair traveller, a compendium of the far-away and strange
destinations in the heavens. The diverse offerings of the night sky
- nebulae, galaxies, constellations, clusters, comets, asteroids,
double stars, variable stars, meteor storms, supernovae, planets
and moons - are all here, neatly organised, catalogued and
enumerated. Readers with no prior interest in amateur astronomy
will find a lot to captivate here. It also contains clearly
written, up-to-date sections explaining what all these various
celestial objects are, and how we've come to know them. This work
offers so much more than a handbook for backyard telescopes; it is
an atlas for the Universe around us that will surprise every time
you dip in.' Lewis Dartnell, The Times Higher Education
Supplement
'… a tremendously useful text to dip into.' The Observatory
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