Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 1989
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Pathways to the Universe, by Sir Francis Graham-Smith and Sir Bernard Lovell, pp. 242. ISBN 0521320046. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Pathways to the Universe is an illustrated introduction to astronomy that begins at the level of common experience and develops the subject to the frontiers of modern research. Using readily comprehensible, nontechnical language, Professors Graham-Smith and Lovell explain how to become an astronomer and how to find your way around the sky using simple binoculars, telescopes, or the naked eye. Each chapter covers the current level of research using modern optical, radio, X-ray, and infra-red astronomy in discussions of the planets, comets, meteors, the Sun, stars, and the galaxies. The book concludes with a stimulating account of cosmology and the origin of life. These two distinguished astronomers continually show their sense of wonder and excitement at the universe that is now revealed to us. Final year high school students will find this a good introduction to astronomy; one that will appeal equally to amateur astronomers, and to those who want a comprehensive, conventional, and authoritative account from prominent authors in the field. This book was previously announced under the title The Guide to Modern Astronomy.
Graham-Smith Francis Sir
Lovell Bernard Sir
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