Astronomy (Collins Dictionary of)

by ValerieIllingworth (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.25

  The second edition of the popular and authoritative Collins Dictionary of Astronomy, fully revised for 2000. This new edition has been extensively revised by a team of astronomers to take into account all recent discoveries, from a new planet in the solar system to the latest theories on the origin of the universe.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $3.25

  This reference source for students, teachers and everybody with a professional or amateur interest in astronomy contains over 3500 entries and describes the range of astronomical bodies, both well-known and newly discovered. It includes descriptions of observational techniques and of instruments and observatories, both ground-based and in space, and it gives the theories about the origin and evolution of the universe.