Patrick Moore's Yearbook of Astronomy 2014: Special Memorial Edition - Couverture rigide

Moore, Patrick

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 144724396X ISBN 13 : 9781447243960

Editeur : Macmillan, 2013

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Shortly before his death in December 2012, Sir Patrick Moore began the annual task of planning the fifty-second consecutive Yearbook of Astronomy with his friend and colleague Dr John Mason. This special 2014 edition therefore serves as a fitting tribute to the life and work of a man who worked on this unique reference book for over half a century.

The 2014 Yearbook contains all of the usual articles that no stargazer should be without: an authoritative collection of charts and astronomical data, articles by some of the world s leading astronomers, and a month-by-month guide to events to look out for over the coming year from planets and eclipses, to comets, meteors, nebulae and phases of the Moon. But it also includes a special section of articles devoted to the memory of Sir Patrick himself. Written by notable contributors and Yearbook authors past and present, these articles recall Sir Patrick s many contributions to astronomy, as well as anecdotes and personal memoires of this remarkable man.

'A first-rate curtain raiser for a year that offers a stream of astronomical treats' Observer Science Books of the Year

Biographie de l'auteur :

Sir Patrick Moore was one of the world's best-known astronomers, and over a long, distinguished career wrote more than 60 books on the subject. In 2001 he received a Knighthood, won a BAFTA for his services to television and became a member of the celebrated Royal Society. He died in December 2012.

Professor John Mason MBE is a world authority on astronomy. He co-edited the Yearbook of Astronomy with Patrick Moore for more than ten years.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 144724396X
• ISBN 13: 9781447243960
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 432