New horizons in astronomy / John C. Brandt and Stephen P Maran.
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TextPublication details: San Francisco : Freeman, c1972Description: XII, 496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN: 0716703386Subject(s): ASTRONOMYLOC classification: QB 432 .B73 1972
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LRC - Annex | National University - Manila | General Education | Relegation Room | GC QB 432 .B73 1972 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | c.1 | Available | NULIB000005177 |
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Includes index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Our planet earth -- 3. Evolution and life -- 4. Historical astronomy - sky and no telescope -- 5. Matter, heat and light -- 6. Telescope and observatories -- 7. The solar system - an overview -- 8. The planets and their atmosphere -- 9. Our sun -- 10. The stars - a census.
The aim here is not to emphasize novelty for its own sake, but to portray astronomy as the living subject that it really is.
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