
Astronomy for Beginners
Jeff Becan(Author)
For Beginners (Publisher)
Published on 8. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-934389-25-6 (ISBN)
Description
Each year, Earth--the tiny blue-green wonder humans call "home"--cruises through space and participates in an elaborate, celestial dance. "Astronomy for Beginners explains the amazing and remarkable annual events that occur in the skies, including the pattern of the heavens, the equinoxes and the solstices, the meteor showers, and the solar and lunar eclipses. It's a guided trip to the solar system and beyond!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
267 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-934389-25-6 (9781934389256)
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Jeff Becan loves his family, his friends and his life on planet Earth. While living here, he has learned how to sail, how to juggle, and how to mentally surf. He has done volunteer work for the poor in Mexico, has counseled patients at a psychiatric institute, has done production work for theater, television and film, and has also worked as a travel writer. For three years he managed a hostel on a faraway island in the north Atlantic. He once climbed a mountain, escaped a bizarre mind-control cult, and has fallen into the river Seine. He holds degrees in sociology and linguistics.