Collins Stargazing - Beginners Guide to Astronomy

Informationen zum Autor The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World, making it the official starting point for each new day and year. It is also home to London's only planetarium, the Harrison timekeepers and the UK's largest refracting telescope. It runs the annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Astronomy programmes officer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. She holds a PhD in space dust. Tom Kerss F.R.A.S. is an astronomer and the author of numerous best selling books about the night sky for both adults and children. Having worked at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich for more than six years, he now shares his passion for the stars with people all over the world, delivering courses, podcasts and media interviews. Tom loves nothing more than to seek out the darkest and most beautiful skies on Earth, but he does most of his stargazing from his home in London. Find out more about Tom’s projects at tomkerss.co.uk Klappentext The astronomers from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich provide an introduction to the world of telescopes, planets, stars, dark skies and celestial maps. With illustrations by Wil Tirion. Zusammenfassung A brilliant introductory guide to exploring the night sky, from the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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• Authors: Collins Astronomy, Tom Kerss, Kerss Tom, Greenwich Royal Observatory, Greenwich Topalovic Royal Observatory, Royal Observatory Greenwich, Radmila Ker Royal Observatory Greenwich Topalovic, Radmila Topalovic, Topalovic Radmila
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.10.2016
• EAN: 9780008196271
• ISBN: 978-0-00-819627-1
• No. of pages: 223
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 209 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; NATURE / Sky Observation, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space