The Data Book of Astronomy
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: January 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780750306201
Subjects: Popular astronomy; Astronomy (General); Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Astronomy; Handbooks, manuals, etc
First sentence: The Solar System consists of one star (the Sun), the nine principal planets, their satellites and lesser bodies such as asteroids, comets and meteoroids, plus a vast amount of thinly-spread interplanetary matter.