Star-craving mad : tales from a travelling astronomer / Fred Watson.
Star-craving mad : tales from a travelling astronomer / Fred Watson.
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Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xiii, 334 pages, [8] pages of colour plates)
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Front cover; Half-title page; Title page; Imprint page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Interplanetary travellers. Journeys through pace and time; 2 Here Come the Ubernerds. Planets, Pluto and Prague; 3 Unlucky for some. Peru's ancient skywatchers; 4 Stargazers behaving badly. Astronomy's...
10 Dark Secrets. Astronomy's big questions11 Get a life. Microbes and multiverses; 12 The ultimate journey. Science's deepest realities; Epilogue; Further Reading; Index; Picture section.
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Publisher
Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2013.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
A journey through time and space with Australia's best known astronomer, Fred Watson.
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Star-craving mad : tales from a travelling astronomer / Fred Watson.
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Also available in print.
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74VKm4yOBBQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm4yOBBQd
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ISBN
9781743433720 (electronic book)
DDC
523.1
MMS ID
991020709189702626
