02183cam a2200469 i 4500 480425314 TxGeo 20210122120000.0 170919s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017446518 9781465464187 hbk. 1465464182 hbk. (OCoLC)1002131466 TxGeo rda The astronomy book. First American edition. New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2017. 352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Big ideas simply explained Includes index. An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to help clarify hard-to-grasp concepts and explain almost 100 big astronomical ideas. Covering the biographies of key astronomers through the ages such as Ptolemy, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, and Hawking, The Astronomy Book details their theories and discoveries in a user-friendly format to make the information accessible and easy to follow.-- Source other than Library of Congress. 20210201. Astronomy. Telescopes. Planets. Astrophysics. Stars. Constellations. Dinwiddie, Robert, 1953- Hughes, David W, 1941-, (David Wolstenholme.) Jackson, Tom, 1972- Johnson, Penny, 1960- Mitton, Jacqueline. Big ideas simply explained. QS5