A Question and Answer Guide to Astronomy (2nd edition)

This book does what it says on the tin. It consists of 244 questions and answers in eight sections: The Sky Viewed from Earth, The Earth and Moon system, The Sun and the Solar System, Stars and Stellar Systems, Galaxies and the Universe, Life in the Universe, Amateur Astronomy and Telescopes and Instruments, followed by a useful table of unit conversion and basic physical and astronomical measurements, references, an excellent bibliography (divided into topics: General, Cosmology, Specific Topics, History of Astronomy, Amateur Astronomy, Advanced Books and Internet sites) and a good index. Christian is a scientist at the Space Telescope...