num_pages: 517
description: A clearly written, basic introduction to astronomy for those not scientifically oriented, this book's terse coverage of pertinent information has been updated to include discoveries made in the past two years, such as the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact on Jupiter, a more accurate determination of the Hubble constant, and changes in the Southern Hemisphere of Neptune.
language: English
title: Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy
titlecomplete: Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy
genres: Science, Reference, Space, Physics, Astronomy, Textbooks, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 114
publisher: William C Brown Pub