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\n Now with a full-color insert and thoroughly revised, this perennial bestseller is the most comprehensive and successful beginner’s astronomy books in the market.\u00a0
“One of the best ways by which one can be introduced to the wonders of astronomy.”\u00a0\u2014The Strolling Astronomer\u00a0
For a generation,\u00a0Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide\u00a0has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginner’s guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with the latest discoveries. Updated with the latest, most accurate information, new online resources, and more than 100 new graphics and photos, this Eighth Edition features:Website addresses throughout for the best color images and astronomy resources onlineTechnical ideas made simple without mathematicsA beautiful updated full-color, glossy insert with spectacular imagesAn interactive format with learning goals, reviews, self-tests, and answers for fast learning
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Trade Paper Press
Publication date \u200f : \u200e July 22, 2014
Edition \u200f : \u200e Eighth
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Print length \u200f : \u200e 388 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1620459906
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1620459904
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 2.31 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 7.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #26,650 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #5 in Astronomy & Astrophysics #39 in Astronomy (Books)
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