Astronomical enigmas : life on Mars, the Star of Bethlehem, & other Milky Way mysteries / Mark Kidge...
Astronomical enigmas : life on Mars, the Star of Bethlehem, & other Milky Way mysteries / Mark Kidge...
Astronomical enigmas : life on Mars, the Star of Bethlehem, & other Milky Way mysteries / Mark Kidger.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2005.
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N520/120
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English
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Physical content
vi, 297 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. (some col), map ; 25 cm.
Contents
Prologue : why study the universe? -- Ch. 1. Stonehenge : monument or megalithic observatory? -- Ch. 2. How did the stars get their names? -- Ch. 3. What was the Christmas star? -- Ch. 4. How do we know when comet Halley was seen? -- Ch. 5. Our moon : nearest neighbor - and hot property? -- Ch. 6. I...
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"In Astronomical Enigmas, Mark Kidger presents the questions about the nature of the universe that he is asked most frequently and offers answers that are at once clear, succinct, and stimulating."--BOOK JACKET.
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Astronomical enigmas : life on Mars, the Star of Bethlehem, & other Milky Way mysteries / Mark Kidger.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N520/120
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74VKqQADmOOg
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ISBN
0801880262 (acid-free paper)
9780801880261 (acid-free paper)
DDC
520
MMS ID
991020366779702626
