Astronomy
By: Percy Seymour
Series: All that matters; All that matters
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9781471801624; 9781471895752
Subjects: Astronomy; Popular works
Description: "Astronomy: All That Matters, by leading expert Percy Seymour, is an innovative and intriguing introduction to exciting discoveries and important scientific theory. 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 focuses on the many things we don't yet know- reminding us that astronomy, like this book, is a fast-paced and fascinating subject"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Landing a man on the moon; title: Exploring the Solar System from our Earth; title: Exploring the Solar System with space probes; title: Decoding the message of starlight; title: The Sun; title: The structure and evolution of the stars; title: Our Milky Way galaxy; title: Galaxies and the universe.