TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mitton,Jacqueline
AU  - Hughes,David W.
AU  - Dinwiddie,Robert
AU  - Johnson,Penny
AU  - Jackson,Tom
ED  - DK Publishing, Inc.
TI  - The astronomy book
T2  - Big ideas simply explained
SN  - 9781465464187 (hardcover)
AV  - QB15 .A882 2017
U1  - 520 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - DK Publishing
KW  - Astronomy
KW  - Telescopes
KW  - Planets
KW  - Astrophysics
KW  - Stars
KW  - Constellations
N1  - Includes index
N2  - An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day.  From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to help clarify hard-to-grasp concepts and explain almost 100 big astronomical ideas. Covering the biographies of key astronomers through the ages such as Ptolemy, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking, The Astronomy Book details their theories and discoveries in a user-friendly format to make the information accessible and easy to follow.--
ER  -