by Jacqueline Mitton, Simon Mitton · Olympic Marketing Corp · tapa dura · ISBN 9780582392267
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«Discovering Astronomy» is the introduction to astronomy by Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton, in hardcover (96 pages, in English).
Scientific popularisation that presents the findings of modern astronomy and clearly explains the physical and mathematical concepts on which it rests. With space photographs and diagrams expressly drawn, it brings an absorbing science closer to any reader who has ever contemplated a star.
Published by Olympic Marketing Corp; the cover shows the Longman imprint and a photograph of Saturn.
Recommended for university students and curious readers who want to get started in astronomy.
Jacqueline Mitton is a British astronomer, writer, and media consultant who lives and works in Cambridge, UK. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford and Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. She has also served as Public Relations Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society. From 1987 to 1993, she was the editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association and has authored, co-authored, or contributed to many books.
