How the World Works: Astronomy: From plotting the stars to pulsars and black holes

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title How the World Works: Astronomy: From plotting the stars to pulsars and black holes
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne Rooney
SeriesHow the World Works
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 163
Category/GenreAstronomy, space and time
ISBN/Barcode 9781784286613
ClassificationsDewey:520
Audience
General
Illustrations Paperback

Publishing Details

Publisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Imprint Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Publication Date 15 June 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Accessible format with full-colour illustrations and panels featuring biographies of important figures, accounts of important texts, definitions of key concepts, quotations etc.

Author Biography

Anne Rooney gained a degree and then a PhD in medieval literature from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching medieval English and French literature at the universities of Cambridge and York, she left to pursue a career as a freelance writer. She has written many books for adults and children on a variety of subjects, including literature and history. She lives in Cambridge. She has written many books on science and technology, and was long-listed for the prestigious Aventis Science Prize in 2004.