30 Second Astronomy

 30 Second Astronomy

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       March 18, 2014

 

Author  Ed: Francois Fressin

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ISBN:                 978-1-74336-083-5
Publisher:         Ivy Press
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Website:    http://www.murdochbooks.com.au 

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At last we have it, the lazy man’s guide to Astronomy presenting all the very necessary details about the night sky, places and spaces beyond, which go to make up perhaps one of the still largely unchartered areas of our universe as we know it today, all in 30 seconds if that is what you require.

Encompassed within the pages of this comprehensive look at the night skies, black holes, clouds and stars is a layman’s guide to uncovering so many areas of mystery that surround the earth.

Compact and written for a wide ranging audience each section, commencing with the Planets gives a one page breakdown of the relevant facts associated with that topic or in this case planet. There is the 3 second bang, the 30 second orbit, and a brief detailed description. For those who want to know a bit more there is also a small reference section offering other related areas or subjects, biography and text.

Well thought out and definitely a challenge for the scientists whom put this together, it holds all the answers you want in a quick guide.

Areas covered are the Solar System, the Stars, the Milky Way, Space and Time, The Universe and to complete the edition Other Worlds, which really gives you something to think about.

Dotted throughout the segments are small bio’s on people such as Edwin Hubble, the Hubble telescope, Fritz Zwicky, the Father of Dark Matter, the controversial Jocelyn Bell Burnett, radio astronomer, and William Herschel, discoverer of the binary stars and so much more.

Deserving of a wide readership it guides the sometimes gazer of the night sky into a little more knowledge about what causes some of the phenomena so easily observed by spending some time on a pleasant night simply “star-gazing”.

Non Fiction