30-Second Astronomy
Subtitle The 50 Most Mindblowing Discoveries in Astronomy, Each Explained in Half a Minute
By François Fressin (Ed)
Published by
Icon Books
ISBN 9781848315976
Autumn 2013
Synopsis
30-Second Astronomy takes you on a cosmic tour, shedding light on the most awesome of objects and places, explaining some very big ideas, concepts, and discoveries, and presenting the scientists and observers who have done so much to crack Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome aboard.
Author's Biography
Editor Dr. François Fressin, of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of a team of astronomers working as part of NASA’s Kepler mission. Dr. Fressin discovered the first Earth–sized planets orbiting a star other than the Sun.
Reviews
'If you struggled with Stephen Hawking's book about Big Bang and gave up halfway through Brian Cox's programmes about the solar system, then this book could be for you.' Evening Standard
'Explains astronomy in terms even I can understand. My poor, exasperated physics teacher would be impressed.' John Ingham, Daily Express
Price: £12.99
'Explains astronomy in terms even I can understand. My poor, exasperated physics teacher would be impressed.' John Ingham, Daily Express
Price: £12.99