This book is a guide to the oldest science. The story begins in prehistory and closes with the challenges of the space telescope. There are descriptions of the principal findings of planetary exploration, the life of a star, the nature of galaxies and the origin of the universe. Other topics covered are what a physicist does, how astronomy is funded and why it is fun to do it.
- ISBN10 0631146954
- ISBN13 9780631146957
- Publish Date 7 November 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 February 1992
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Blackwell Publishers
- Format Paperback
- Pages 190
- Language English