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Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (5th Edition 013187165X
576 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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November 28, 2024I owe every good grade in my Astronomy course to this book
May 10, 2012
This book was pretty interactive and had a good balance of facts, pictures, graphs, and illustrations. I enjoyed learning more about astronomy even though it wasn't my favorite subject. I took an astronomy class as a part of my general education courses in college. It was an interesting class, but nothing I'm going to be obsessed with anytime soon. The website where we took our quizzes was also pretty cool. If you're a fan of astronomy, I'd recommend this book.
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October 1, 2008
...a constant read. It blows my mind on a regular basis.
March 25, 2019
Jam packed with information but not in a way that made it easy to learn. I often felt like the authors would see something shiny, go off on a tangent, and never properly explain the concepts. They used different terms for the same thing but switch between them without explaining they are connected. Most of my learning was from comparing what was written in the book with external sources that were better at explaining the concepts.
May 4, 2017
Good book if you are searching for some „simple�, broad explanations for the astrophysics processes which shape the Universe.
However, sometimes it feels that the topics are based more on predictions rather than facts.
However, sometimes it feels that the topics are based more on predictions rather than facts.
July 15, 2018
A very good and well-rounded book about astronomy.
June 25, 2020
Could have been easier for non science students
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May 15, 2022Winter semester 2021
November 21, 2019
Pretty decent intro college level textbook. Informative and not too boring. Not too much extra fluff, but the material was engaging.
July 19, 2008
A bit dry and thick reading, but then it is a science book after all! It covers the subject decently well and is reasonably clear. I have the cd/ebook version and I love the production quality of the included movies.
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April 13, 2009I don't know that I'd call this a beginners guide....
April 18, 2012
For a book about astronomy, not bad!
June 25, 2012
This text book was very easy to understand. Learned about every aspect of our planets and our universe.
August 8, 2015
Enjoyed this so very much that I have acquired another similar version for next semester's Astronomy class.
April 25, 2016
Power read it. Carl Sagan was right. Billions and billions of stars.
June 25, 2015
The ending chapter was very interesting, in my opinion. ^_^
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