See the Stars: Your First Guide to the Night Sky

Croswell, Ken

ISBN 10: 1563977575 / ISBN 13: 9781563977572

Published by Boyds Mills Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: See the Stars: Your First Guide to the Night Sky
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563977575
• ISBN 13: 9781563977572
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Black holes, star colors, the lifecycle of a star, and more are presented in this colorfully illustrated introduction to astronomy that will help novice astronomers identify many of the major constellations.

About the Authors

Ken Croswell earned his Ph.D. in astronomy at Harvard University, where he studied the Milky Way Galaxy. He is the author of three critically acclaimed books: The Alchemy of the Heavens, an exploration of the Milky Way, which was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; Planet Quest, about the discovery of planets around other stars, which was a New Scientist bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; and Magnificent Universe. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Ken Croswell earned his Ph.D. in astronomy at Harvard University, where he studied the Milky Way Galaxy. He is the author of three critically acclaimed books:The Alchemy of the Heavens, an exploration of the Milky Way, which was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; Planet Quest, about the discovery of planets around other stars, which was aNew Scientist bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; andMagnificent Universe. He lives in Berkeley, California.