Chris Impey and Bill Hartmann, both well-known researchers and authors, bring astronomy to life using captivating stories of scientists' lives, the excitement of their astronomical discoveries and how... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is a great book for the beginning astronomy student. It covers nearly every topic relating to astronomy, from the earth itself, to our solar system, to cosmology, though none of them appear to be in great detail. I read this book for a class, but would have read it for fun.
Astronomy Textbook
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Excellent introductory astronomy textbook, appropriate for college course for non-science majors. Clear descriptions of current topics in extragalactic astronomy and cosmology especially.
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