| View Larger Image | Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) | Paperbackby Dinah L. Moche (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Wiley | | Edition: | 7th Edition | | Page Count: | 408 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 31, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 35,165th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780470230831
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Product Description
Discover the wonders of the night sky with this bestselling astronomy guide For a generation, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide to the night sky. Now this classic beginner's guide has been completely revised to bring it up to date with the latest discoveries and graphics. Features over 80 new photos and illustrations, including a full-color insert Reviews the newest telescopes and spacecraft Includes an overview of the best astronomy Web sites Written by award-winning author Dinah Moch? Packed with valuable tables, charts, and star and moon maps, this user-friendly guide makes it easy for you to quickly grasp the basic principles of astronomy and start observing the night sky. The book includes objectives, reviews, and self-tests, and can be used on its own as a self-teaching guide or as a supplement to astronomy course materials. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 16 reviews)
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Excellent and Easy to Use by LSchwartz  5 Stars
November 22, 2009
Even with the high level of material in this book, as a high school student, I was fully able to understand everything! The information is excellent and is extremely easy to use. There is no better astronomy self teaching guide than Dr. Moche's. Her simplicity in the complex concepts is brilliant.
Thanks for a great guide!
-Lucy Schwartz
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Excellent update to a classic book. by nerdyguy1618 (Long Island, NY USA) 5 Stars
October 12, 2009
I am a college professor and have used earlier editions of this book as a required text and also as a recommended text for an introductory astronomy course. I like this book because it has the information that is needed and is not overloaded with extraneous information or pictures. It gets to the point. Many other popular textbooks have way too much information to be covered in a semester course, and it costs the students well over a hundred dollars to get the book. These texts have fancy color pages that aren't really all that necessary, in my opinion, and long explanations that are too much for an introductory course for non-science majors. Moche's book is different. It has what you need but doesn't go overboard. But does it have enough? Colleagues of mine have tried to point out topics that are missing from the book. I look them up, and sure enough, those topics are there! The book treats a large number of topics in a concise way. As a result, the information is accessible, and the book is quite affordable for the student. If a student or a professor wishes to go more in depth on a particular topic, that's what class time is for, or sources such as current articles from astronomy magazines.
While I have mostly used this book in an academic setting, I would also recommend this book to someone wanting to learn astronomy on his or her own. The format is helpful for self-learning.
This latest edition will not disappoint you. There are many updates, such as the numbers of moons of the planets. Plus, there is a color insert, which adds some color without adding to the book's price.
What a great way to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy 2009!
Clear skies....
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Never recieved the book... by Arthur D. Scarr (TX)  1 Stars
September 11, 2009
I would not buy from this seller and I am not interested in purchasing again from Amazon until they are able to get the products you pay for to the recipients that you have bought them for. Not impressed with the lack of communication from Amazon over where this shipment is at this time almost 3 months later still. Very undesirable support here.
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Excellent introduction to astronomy! by Astronomy Fan 5 Stars
September 01, 2009
This book provides an excellent introduction to astronomy. It is up to date with excellent photographs and clear explanations. I would highly recommend this book to students in astronomy classes as well as people who wish to learn about astronomy as a hobby.
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Name 3 Stars of the Orion Belt....... by Bertah Elena Delgado Salinas (Mexico City) 5 Stars
February 10, 2009
My son is a selftaught Astronomy enthusiast, and was eager to learn the hard facts about the heavens,but was not able to assist to a course or class due to lack of free time,so he bought this book and found what he was looking for: a organized,step by step,interesting and enjoyable way of understanding our universe.
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