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Astronomy for Dummies (For Dummies)

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Author: Stephen P. Maran
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

3 reviews
Sales Rank: 16574

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.9

MPN: 0764584650
ISBN: 0764584650
Dewey Decimal Number: 520
EAN: 9780764584657
ASIN: 0764584650

Publication Date: May 10, 2005
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

This book is great March 27, 2006
8 out of 11 found this review helpful

It's great for budding astronomers, full of detail and easy to read!

4 out of 5 stars

Very US-centric January 21, 2003
27 out of 30 found this review helpful

Good book, well written, well laid out, nice tone, pleasant to read.

Loses one star (scuse pun!) for the US-ness of the content. Bit more of a nod to the rest of the planet in the next edition puh-leese.

5 out of 5 stars really simple October 8, 2000
22 out of 27 found this review helpful

the book is written so that any beginner can understand what's going on in that galaxy of ours! nice & easy to understand, this make astronomy easy for the dimmest of the dim!