The Astronomy Encyclopedia
Friday, April 23, 2010
I have quite a collection now of astronomical books and I am happily adding this to the top of the pile. Throughout the book there is a balanced amount of information on anything you can think of, from black holes to our moon they simply have everything. I was quite shocked at the amount of information there is, normally you may see a paragraph of most things and maybe a small story on a few other - e.g planets and moons. But in this book there is at least 2 paragraphs of information on whatever you are reading about. It is filled with pictures so is an ideal gift for a child - probably above 11.
The book includes pictures, tables, star maps and charts, graphs and a chunk load of information. If you are either a novice who would like to read about astronomy or a rocket scientist for NASA, this is a must buy. Not only is it an interesting read but you can just have it handy as a little (meaning large) handy dictionary.
I highly recommend this book and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do as it is full of useful information. Be careful if buying as a gift though - as it isn't exactly in laymens terms.
- Hardcover: 464 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Revised edition (Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195218337
- ISBN-13: 978-0195218336
- Product Dimensions: 29 x 22.9 x 3.6 cm
E-book is found here:
http://www.4shared.com/document/h4IvKJe1/The_Astronomy_Encyclopedia_-_5.html?s=1