Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing Hoax

Guides you through what there is to see in the sky, why it's interesting and how previous generations have viewed and interpreted it. This book is organised month by month, and takes you through the various stories - mythological, historical and scientific - associated with the night sky and provides diagrams to identify the constellations.

Presents a practical hour-by-hour tracker, with a full-colour season-by-season guide to exploring the skies. Major constellations are used as signposts to navigate the night sky, introducing the novice astronomer to the joys of stargazing. The wallet contains illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to use the planisphere.

Getting a grip on the creation and ultimate fate of the universe is one of the great scientific stories of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first, the story is expanding to enfold many universes. This book tells this story. Using astronomical data, the author explores the Big Bang, theories of everything, and our cosmic future.

Takes the reader on a guided tour of the stars and constellations seen from the northern hemisphere, using easily recognizable key star groups to 'jump' from one area of the sky to the next. All stars shown on the maps can be seen with the naked eye.

Answers to all those niggling questions you have about the universe. Is there a dark side to the Moon? Can roses grow on the Moon? And what happens when a comet hits the Sun? Patrick Moore has been presenting for over 50 years.

Navigates the frontiers of scientific discovery to tell us what we really know about the history of the universe. The author describes how the universe began, what the early universe looked like, how its structure developed, and what emerged to hold it all together. He explains how stars and galaxies formed and the story of how life emerged.

Fascinating guide for beginning amateur astronomers using small telescopes in the northern and southern hemisphere.

The author of 'Fermat's Last Theorem' and 'The Code Book' tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. An exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created?

Collins Gem Stars provides details of all 88 constellations of the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and comes complete with star charts and a star atlas of the entire sky, ideal for practical observation of the stars throughout the world all year round.

An introduction to the history of the universe. This book presents the pictures of the Universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope or the Very Large Telescope in Chile.