Product Description

Discover the wonders of the night sky with this bestselling astronomy guide

For a generation, Astronomy: A Self–Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginner′s guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with the latest discoveries and graphics.

• Features over 80 new photos and illustrations, including a full–color insert
• Reviews the newest telescopes and spacecraft
• Includes an overview of the best astronomy Web sites
• Written by award–winning author Dinah Moch?

Packed with valuable tables, charts, and star and moon maps, this user–friendly guide makes it easy for you to quickly grasp the basic principles of astronomy and start observing the night sky. The book includes objectives, reviews, and self–tests, and can be used on its own as a self–teaching guide or as a supplement to astronomy course materials.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20719 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 408 pages

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From the Back Cover
Discover The Wonders of the night sky with this bestselling Astronomy Guide

From stars, planets, and galaxies to black holes, the Big Bang, and life in space, Astronomy has introduced hundreds of thousands of people worldwide to the secrets of the universe. A unique, successful self–teaching format makes it easy for you to quickly grasp basic principles and keep up with contemporary discoveries. You can use this user–friendly book alone or with a textbook, modules, Internet–based or distance–learning course, computer software, telescope manual, or as a handy reference. Updated with the latest, most accurate information and more than 100 new graphics and photos, this Seventh Edition features:

• Web site addresses throughout for the best color images and astronomy resources online

• Technical ideas made simple without mathematics

• A beautiful new full–color, glossy insert with spectacular astro–images

• An interactive format with learning goals, reviews, self–tests, and answers for fast learning

• Five beginners Star and Moon maps for fun stargazing

Praise for previous editions of Astronomy:

"One of the best ways by which one can be introduced to the wonders of astronomy."—The Strolling Astronomer

"Excellent . . . provides stimulating reading and actively involves the reader in astronomy."—The Reflector

About the Author
Dinah L. Moché, PhD, is Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the City University of New York and an award–winning author and lecturer. Her books have sold more than ten million copies in seven languages.

Customer Reviews

Good diagrams and easy format for the beginner/intermediate
Dinah's book is a great workbook to use in conjunction with learning astronomy from a larger, more complete text. I have often left a larger text to pull out Dinah's as she gets to the point quicker and helps the reader stay focused. Although she walks you through concepts more clearly and concisely than many larger texts, you often find that you want to know *why* or just more about a particular topic, and in this regard, combining this book with Zeilik's or Arny's works very well.

excellent well written book
I found this book really well written. Dinah knows her stuff and more importantly how ot teach it to others. The text is easy to follow I'ts a mine of information, any bits you might have difficulty with are exlpained in plain english, there are lots of diagrams and charts, maths is kept to a minimum and the self tests are very good for checking your progress, the star maps at the back of the book are very useful. The only criticism I have is that the photographs appear to be from the original 1978 printing in black and white and low definition, I wouild have expected better in 2008

Very good book
This book on Astronomy taught me a lot things. Before I read this book I didn't know to much about astronomy but now after i read the book i know a lot! I loved it!