The Heavens - The world book encyclopedia of science

Despite its roots in prehistory, astronomy is today a vigorous and rapidly changing science. Its concepts have grown in sophistication and its techniques are now among the most refined, yet it has remained accessible to all in the sense that anyone can view the beauty of the heavens on any clear dark night. Astronomy can still be appreciated on its simplest level as sheer delight in the expanse of the stars and in the prodigality of their distribution. The silver of the crescent Moon in the twilight sky has inspired painting and poetry. The great band of the Milky Way has found its place in literature even though in modern cities we light the streets so well that much of its impact is lost. Attractive hard cover display book

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