Astronomy (Teach Yourself)
Publisher: Teach Yourself Books
Published: August 3, 1995
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780340585979
Subjects: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods; Popular astronomy
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.