Accidental Astronomy: How Random Discoveries Shape the Science of Space - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541605411ISBN-10:1541605411UPC:9781541605411Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Space Science, Star ObservationBook Topic:Astronomy, PlanetarySize:9.50 x 6.21 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SC42FW52V8
Accidental Astronomy: How Random Discoveries Shape the Science of Space
A "riveting real-life Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (The Telegraph), told "with an engaging voice, a diverting sense of humor, and a humble awe for the wonders of the universe" (Wall Street Journal), shows why so much of astronomy comes down to looking up and lucking out If you learn about the scientific method, you learn that first we hypothesize about something we've experienced, and then...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541605411ISBN-10:1541605411UPC:9781541605411Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Space Science, Star ObservationBook Topic:Astronomy, PlanetarySize:9.50 x 6.21 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SC42FW52V8
Chris Lintott is a professor of astrophysics at the University of Oxford, after a stint at Adler Planetarium, Chicago, and the winner of the American Astronomical Society's prestigious Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize. He is best known as co-presenter of the BBC's long-running Sky at Night program. He is the author of The Crowd and the Cosmos and coauthor of Bang! He lives in Oxford, UK.
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