Astronomy

by Donald H. Menzel

large hardcover book illustrated with 210 photos, including 50 in color, and with 85 drawings and 24 sky maps. Chapters include: 1) The Birth of Astronomy, 2) Early Astronomy, 3) The Mechanistic Universe, 4) The Rebirth of Science, 5) The Universe- A Panoramic View, 6) Atoms and Radiation, 7) The Instruments of Astronomy, 8) The Earth as a Planet, 9) The Moon as a Planet, 10) The Sun, Our Nearest Star, 11) Eclipses, 12) The Terrestrial Planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto, 13) The Giant Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, 14) Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors, 15) The Origin of the Solar System, 16) Stars and Nebulae, 17) Variable Stars, Star Clusters, Galaxies, and Quasars, 18) The Evolution of Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe, 19) Life in the Universe, and 20) Constellations and Sky Maps.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Melody G · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my very first astronomy book given to me by my grandparents in the seventies and although the information is dated it's still a good book with lots of basic information that doesn't change. It contains a set of sky maps in the back that are wonderful, printed on heavy black paper to simulate the night sky.... if you don't keep the book at least cut them out and keep them, if you are into observational astronomy. I may buy a damaged copy to do just that, if the maps are intact.