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  <titleInfo>
    <title>The astronomy handbook</title>
    <subTitle>the ultimate guide to observing and understanding stars, planets, galaxies, and the universe</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Schilling, Govert</namePart>
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    <edition>First US Edition.</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <physicalDescription>
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    <extent>ix, 246 pages :  colored illustrations ;  25 cm</extent>
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  <abstract>"Written by award-winning astronomy writer Govert Schililng, author of Constellations (BDL, 2018) and Deep Space (BDL, 2014), The Astronomy Handbook is the indispensible, go-to guide to everything you ever wanted or needed to know about the night sky, the cosmos, and the universe all in one easy-to-use and understand handbook" --</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>1. Astronomy as Science -- 2. The Night Sky -- 3. Earth, Moon, and Sun -- 4. The Solar System -- 5. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 6. The Universe</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Govert Schilling. </note>
  <note>Includes index.</note>
  <note>"First published as Handboek Sterrenkunde by Fontaine Uitgevers, The Netherlands"</note>
  <subject>
    <topic>Astronomy</topic>
    <topic>Handbooks, manuals, etc</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Astronomy</topic>
    <topic>Observer's manual</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Space sciences</topic>
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  <classification authority="lcc">QB 64 .Sch334 2024</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9780762486502</identifier>
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