Month: June 2021

Editor: Valerie Illingworth

Now in its third edition, The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy has been extensively revised and expanded by a team of professional astronomers. Its more than 3.000 entries reflect the latest scholarship in the field as well as the most recent developments in space technology and research. The Hubble space telescope, the Magellan space probe, and Jupiter’s rings are among the 1,000plus entries added since the second edition of the dictionary was published. Entries on theories about origin and evolution of the Universe, the formation and distribution of the galaxies, and the birth and death of stars have been modified to demonstrate current understanding of the Universe. Over 100 diagrams round out this accurate and authoritative reference.
Like its previous editions, The Facts On File Dictionary of Astronomy will prove to be an essential resource for students, teachers, researches, professionals and amateur astronomers, as well as the general reader with an interest in astronomy.

Authors: Jerry T. Bonnell and Robert J. Nemiroff

Photographs of outer space, produced by earthbound and space telescopes and planet-roving satellites, have long captivated a vast audience. In this follow-up to “Abrams’ The Universe: 365 Days”, the two astrophysicists who founded Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) bring readers the most ingruiging pictures of space to date. They include photographs from the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars and the Cassini spacecraft orbiting the ringed gas giant Saturn, along with the latest deep-space revelations from the Hubble Space Telescope – and gorgeous views by professionals and amateurs alike of the wonders in the skies just above Earth. Accompanying each spectacular image is a short explanatory text. With an easy-to-navigate glossary and Universe by the Numbers chart, this latest book in “Abrams’ 365 Days” series will be savoured by everyone who saw the first book, as well as anyone else who’s ever felt the astonishing allure of the heavens.

Plus photographs from the Spirit and Opportunity rovers on Mars and the Cassini spacecraft orbiting the ringed gas giant Saturn, this book also contains the deep-space revelations from the Hubble Space Telescope. Accompanying each spectacular image is a short explanatory text.