The Astronomy Book

From naked-eye observation of the night sky to dark matter and black holes, The Astronomy Book follows how understanding of the universe was assembled. DK's Big Ideas approach gives more than a hundred concepts and discoveries their own treatment, with diagrams, timelines and short commentary explaining each step. Newton, Galileo, Hubble, Einstein and Hawking appear in the context of the problems they were working on, which makes the theory easier to place than a list of results would. The balance between accuracy and readability keeps it usable for beginners while still holding value for readers who already know the outline. On closer inspection: • Over a hundred astronomical concepts given individual treatment • Historical observation traced through to contemporary cosmology • Major astronomers placed beside the problems they addressed • Diagrams and timelines carrying the technical explanation A good choice for students, amateur astronomers, teachers and readers curious about the universe, published by DK and available from Boipoka.