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" The complete idiot's guide to astronomy / "
by Christopher De Pree and Alan Axelrod.
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BL
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1016158
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b770528
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| Main Entry
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De Pree, Christopher Gordon.
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| Title & Author
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The complete idiot's guide to astronomy /\ by Christopher De Pree and Alan Axelrod.
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4th ed.
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New York :: Alpha Books,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Complete idiot's guide
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xxvi, 324 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm ++ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
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1592577199
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: 9781592577194
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Naked sky, naked eye: finding your way in the dark -- Collecting light -- Over the rainbow -- Solar system family snapshot -- Hard, rocky places: the inner planets -- Bloated and gassy: the outer planets -- The moon, moons, and rings -- This world and beyond -- The sun: our star -- Giants, dwarfs, and the stellar family -- The life and death of stars -- Black holes: one-way tickets to nowhere -- The Milky Way: our very own galaxy -- A galaxy of galaxies -- Strange galaxies -- Cosmology and cosmologies -- The beginning and the end of the universe -- Where is everybody?
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A beginner's guide to astronomy features information about the solar system as well as star maps and a monthly guide on locating the planets in the sky.
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Astronomy, Popular works.
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Astronomy.
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520
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QB44.3.D46 2008
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Axelrod, Alan,1952-
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Astronomy
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: Complete idiot's guide
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