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Product Specifications
Book Summary
A unique collection of thirty experiments ranging from ancient astronomy to
cosmology, each containing one or more challenges for the reader. The
progression here is from the Earth outward through the solar system to the
stellar and galactic realm. Topics include the shape of the sky; Stonehenge as a
stone-age abacus; determining the size of the Earth; the distance of the moon,
stars and planets; planetary mass, density, temperature and atmosphere; the
speed of light; the nature of the quiet and active sun; photometry and
spectroscopy; star clusters and variable stars; and fundamental properties of
stars.
ISBN-13
9780387974088
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
cbspd
Publishing Date
1994-09-29
Challenges Of Astronomy: Hands-On Experiments For The Sky And Laboratory
A unique collection of thirty experiments ranging from ancient astronomy to
cosmology, each containing one or more challenges for the reader. The
progression here is from the Earth outward through the solar system to the
stellar and galactic realm. Topics include the shape of the sky; Stonehenge as a
stone-age abacus; determining the size of the Earth; the distance of the moon,
stars and planets; planetary mass, density, temperature and atmosphere; the
speed of light; the nature of the quiet and active sun; photometry and
spectroscopy; star clusters and variable stars; and fundamental properties of
stars.