Naked-Eye Astronomy - Stars, the Sun, the Moon, Planets, and the Deep Sky

In this textbook the author brings back some of the 'old' astronomy, but viewed through the imaginary lens of huge telescopes and orbiting observatories. He teaches us what we can see in the sky without any instrument at all - with the only pre-requisite of access to a dark sky. We learn about lunar / solar eclipses and how contemporary cultures and ancient ancestors around the world discovered the sky.

A propos de l'auteur

Thomas Hockey, University of Northern Iowa, USA.

Résumé

In this textbook the author brings back some of the ‘old’ astronomy, but viewed through the imaginary lens of huge telescopes and orbiting observatories. He teaches us what we can see in the sky without any instrument at all - with the only pre-requisite of access to a dark sky. We learn about lunar / solar eclipses and how contemporary cultures and ancient ancestors around the world discovered the sky.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Thomas Hockey
• Edition: De Gruyter
• Langues: Anglais, Allemand
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 29.10.2025
• EAN: 9783111441184
• ISBN: 978-3-11-144118-4
• Pages: 330
• Illustrations: 8 b/w and 223 col. ill.
• Thème: de Gruyter Textbook
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Physique, astronomie > Astronomie; Astronomie, Sonne, Astrophysik, Mond, Galaxien und Sterne, Planeten, Stern, Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten, Stars, Kosmologie und das Universum, Nachthimmel, Moon, auseinandersetzen, sun, night sky, SCI005000 SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, SCI098020 SCIENCE / Space Science / Space Exploration, SCI098030 SCIENCE / Space Science / Stellar & Solar, Comets, SCI098000 SCIENCE / Space Science, Eclipses, SCI098010 SCIENCE / Space Science / Planetary