This is an abbreviated volume of Universe by Freedman et al., focusing on stars and galaxies.
Guest essay contributed by Minnesota author Mark Hollabaugh.
Universe: Stars and galaxies
Universe: Stars & Galaxies
Take a long ride to outer space and discover the universe for what it truly is.
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Illustrations, photographs, star charts, moon maps, and scientific diagrams are compiled in a reference tool that explores the new solar system, the birth and death of stars, black holes, and space engineering.
This volume in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series provides the most up-to-date understanding available of the current knowledge about stars.
Fascinating and engaging, this text illustrates the scientific method and guides students to answer these fundamental questions: "What are we?" and "How do we know?
"Tour the most dazzling, fascinating, and unusual galaxies in the universe with the Editor-in-Chief of Astronomy as your personal guide, featuring jaw-dropping illustrations and full-color photography from the magazine's archives, much of ...
This book takes the reader on an exploration of the structure and evolution of our universe.