Notes

Contents: The study of the heavens -- Ancient astronomy -- Ordering the Universe -- The celestial sphere -- Astrology -- The Copernican revolution -- Intellectual giants -- Optical principles -- The optical telescope -- Observatories -- The astronomer -- Spectroscopy -- Radio telescope -- Venturing into space -- The Solar System -- The Sun -- The Moon -- The Earth -- The Planets -- Travellers in space -- The birth and death of stars -- Our galaxy and beyond. 72p.