The Data Book of AstronomyFilled with data about the Earth, Moon, the planets, the stars, our Galaxy, and the myriad galaxies in deep space, this invaluable resource reveals the latest scientific discoveries about black holes, quasars, and the origins of the Universe. It includes maps supported by detailed tables of the names, positions, magnitudes, and spectra of the main stars in each constellation along with key data on galaxies, nebulae, and clusters. MNASSA wrote, "This book fills a niche with detailed astronomical data and concise explanations, all at an accessible level it is an excellent resource, and probably will be the first book I shall reach for. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 4 | |
3 THE MOON | 27 |
4 MERCURY | 74 |
5 VENUS | 86 |
6 EARTH | 98 |
7 MARS | 102 |
8 THE MINOR PLANETS | 130 |
19 STELLAR SPECTRA AND EVOLUTION | 262 |
20 EXTRASOLAR PLANETS | 274 |
21 DOUBLE STARS | 278 |
22 VARIABLE STARSTHE SOLAR SYSTEM | 283 |
23 STELLAR CLUSTERS | 298 |
24 NEBULÆ | 307 |
25 THE GALAXY | 310 |
26 GALAXIES | 313 |
9 JUPITER | 147 |
10 SATURN | 171 |
11 URANUS | 188 |
12 NEPTUNE | 204 |
13 PLUTO | 215 |
14 COMETS | 222 |
15 METEORS | 240 |
16 METEORITES | 245 |
17 GLOWS AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS | 252 |
18 THE STARS | 257 |
27 THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE | 319 |
28 THE CONSTELLATIONS | 322 |
29 THE STAR CATALOGUE | 327 |
30 TELESCOPES AND OBSERVATORIES | 460 |
31 NONOPTICAL ASTRONOMY | 470 |
32 THE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY | 478 |
33 ASTRONOMERS | 488 |
34 GLOSSARY | 507 |
Back Cover | 518 |
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Common terms and phrases
American astronomer asteroid atmosphere auroræ Binary bright BRIGHTEST STARS Star brown dwarf Cepheid cloud CLUSTERS M C NGC comet constellation craters deg min sec deg sec Diameter Mag Dist h m s Dist h m s deg distance DOUBLE STARS DOUBLE STARS R.A. Earth eclipse fourth magnitude French astronomer Galaxy German astronomer given in Table Globular cluster h m s Hubble Space Telescope hydrogen Jupiter Libration Libration zone light-years Luminosity Luminosity Dist Sun lunar M C NGC R.A. Main Sequence Mars mathematician meteorite Mira Moon Neptune NGC R.A. Dec observations Observatory Open cluster orbit P.A. Sep perihelion physicist planet PLANETARY NEBULA pulsar radio Range Type Period ring rotation period Russian satellite Saturn sec mag Semi-reg Sept Spec spectrum STARS R.A. Dec STARS Star R.A. surface telescope temperature Uranus variable variable stars Venus WARIABLE STARS R.A. white dwarf X-ray
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Data Book of Astronomy |
| Author | Patrick Moore |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 1420033441, 9781420033441 |
| Length | 340 pages |
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