Star-craving mad : tales from a travelling astronomer

• Tác giả: F Watson
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1742373763
• ISBN-13: 978-1742373768
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 520.92 Astronomy and allied sciences
• Thông tin xuất bản: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2013.
• Mô tả vật lý: xiii, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : , illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; , 20 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Khoa học tự nhiên
• ID: 137168
• Chủ đề: 1. Astronomers; 2. Astronomy

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-322) and index.

Tóm tắt

A journey through time and space with Australia's best known astronomer, Fred Watson Fred Watson knows all about the madness that drives people to understand the Universe and unlock its secrets. Now you can join Australia's best-known astronomer on a unique tour to unravel the mysteries of space and time. Take in primitive observatories in ancient Peru and the world's largest atom-smasher in modern-day Switzerland. See Pluto demoted from planetary status. Go behind headlines to find the truth about the Transit of Venus and the Higgs Boson. Meet some of science's most colourful characters.