The Astronomy Cafe: The Best 365 Questions and Answers from "Ask the Astronomer"
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Language: English
Published by Mjf Books, 2000
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- Title
- The Astronomy Cafe: The Best 365 Questions and Answers from "Ask the Astronomer"
- Author
- Odenwald, Sten F.
- Publisher
- Mjf Books
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1567313817
- ISBN 13
- 9781567313819
Based upon the "Ask the Astronomer" section of the author's award-winning Web site, The Astronomy Cafe, this text presents 365 of the most popular questions asked by real people about all things astronomical. The book is organized around topics including: the sun, the origin of the universe, the solar system, and telescopes and stargazing, which enables the reader to quickly find a question similar to their own and retrieve an answer. An Internet resources listing is also included in the volume.
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"I like Odenwald's willingness to admit defeat. Do other dimensions exist? 'We simply don't know,' he confesses.... Enlightening and entertaining." -- New Scientist
"The book is valuable...nowhere more so than in its inclusion of questions commonly asked but ignored in most introductory courses and texts." -- Choice
"The book is valuable...nowhere more so than in its inclusion of questions commonly asked but ignored in most introductory courses and texts." -- Choice
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