Cosmos Astronomy in the New Millennium -basic Select

Concise and beautifully illustrated, THE COSMOS: ASTRONOMY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM, takes you on an exciting, grand tour of the universe, including coverage of our solar system and others, distant suns, black holes, the Milky Way, quasars, and much more. You'll read about the latest advancements in astronomy, such as the Cassini mission to Saturn, gamma ray bursts, and the Deep Impact comet collision. "People in Astronomy" boxes feature interviews with some of today's leading scientists.Pasachoff, Jay M. is the author of 'Cosmos Astronomy in the New Millennium -basic Select' with ISBN 9780495110484 and ISBN 0495110485.