Astronomy Encyclopedia

by Sir Patrick Moore

The Astronomy Encyclopedia covers the full width and breadth of the discipline, and includes the latest and most important advances. There are more than three thousand alphabetically organized articles accompanied by five hundred stunning color and black and white photographs, star maps, and diagrams, The Encyclopedia is aimed at both the researcher and general enthusiast who wants to. More than one hundred astronomers from leading universities and observatories, each an expert in a specialized area of the field, wrote and reviewed the entries to ensure their accuracy. Sir Patrick Moore, distinguished astronomer and longtime host of the popular BBC television program The Sky at Night, served as the general editor.

Genres: Astronomy, Reference, Science, Nonfiction

Leather Bound

Published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Terence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another reference book that I love to just browse through without any particular goal in mind. It has articles on stars, galaxies, astronomers, observatories, planets, space missions and pretty much everything else that makes up the night sky (which is, unfortunately, not easily visible here in the middle of Los Angeles).

[Hisham Al-Dhukair]

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