Astronomy: All That Matters
$31.36
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2014
Summary
With a blend of exciting discoveries and important scientific theory, this innovative and readable introduction to astronomy is ideal for anyone who wants to understand what we know about the universe, and how we know it.
Each chapter starts with details of a method of how astronomers over time have observed the world, and then uses this as a springboard to discuss what they discovered, and why this was important for understanding the cosmos. The last chapter, on dark matter, also foc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471801624 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1471801624 |
| Author: | Percy Seymour |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Learning |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 164g |
| Dimensions: | 177mm x 131mm x 14mm |
| Series: | All That Matters |
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About The Author
Percy Seymour
Dr. Percy Seymour earned his PhD from Manchester University, focusing on the large-scale structure of the galactic magnetic field. He later served as Senior Lecturer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and then as Principal Lecturer in Astronomy at Plymouth University. He has also taught for the Open University and the University of the Third Age. Dr. Seymour is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Member of the Institute of Physics. He has been a Member of two special commissions of the International Astronomical Union: on The Interstellar Medium and Astronomy Education. He has published over 15 academic and scientific journal articles on Astronomy. His books on astronomy, most recently Dark Matters, have been published in English and German.
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