Understanding Astronomy
Will be published approx. on 4. August 2026
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-83605-310-1 (ISBN)
Description
Have you ever wondered what stars are made of, or how they blaze into life? What about how a black hole works, or whether there's alien life somewhere in the universe? These are the kinds of incredible questions that astronomers spend their days trying to answer.
Find out what they've discovered so far, how on Earth they figured it all out, and the head-scratching problems astronomers are still puzzling over in this thrilling introduction.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 247 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
644 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83605-310-1 (9781836053101)
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Persons
Tom Mumbray (Author)
Tom studied History at university before joining Usborne in 2018. Since then he's worked on books about Planet Earth, technology, maths and inventions (and learned lots of amazing facts about everything from paleoburrows to fireworks along the way).
Sarah Hull (Author)
Sarah grew up in London, then studied German and Fine Art in Oxford and Hamburg. She joined Usborne after working at Profile Books and Thames and Hudson, and now spends her time writing about art, investigating germs and devising ways for children to stave off boredom - all the important things, basically.
Tom studied History at university before joining Usborne in 2018. Since then he's worked on books about Planet Earth, technology, maths and inventions (and learned lots of amazing facts about everything from paleoburrows to fireworks along the way).
Sarah Hull (Author)
Sarah grew up in London, then studied German and Fine Art in Oxford and Hamburg. She joined Usborne after working at Profile Books and Thames and Hudson, and now spends her time writing about art, investigating germs and devising ways for children to stave off boredom - all the important things, basically.