Astronomy 101, Carolyn Collins Petersen
Astronomy 101, Carolyn Collins Petersen
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Astronomy 101
From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts about the Universe

Author: Carolyn Collins Petersen

Narrator: Wendy Tremont King

Unabridged: 9 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Explore the curiosities of our galaxy with this comprehensive, digestible guide to astronomy!

Too often, textbooks obscure the beauty and wonder of outer space with tedious discourse that even Galileo would oppose. Astronomy 101 cuts out the boring details and lengthy explanations, and instead, gives you a lesson in astronomy that keeps you engaged as you discover what's hidden beyond our starry sky.

From the Big Bang and nebulae to the Milky Way and Sir Isaac Newton, this celestial primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining astronomy facts, charts, and photographs you won't be able to get anywhere else.

So whether you’re looking to unravel the mystery behind black holes, or just want to learn more about your favorite planets, Astronomy 101 has all the answers—even the ones you didn’t know you were looking for.

About Carolyn Collins Petersen

Carolyn Collins Petersen is a science writer and producer of astronomy and space-science media for planetarium facilities, observatories, science centers, and webpages. She is CEO of Loch Ness Productions, a unique multimedia production company. Recent productions include Losing the Dark a collaboration with the International Dark-Sky Association. She has authored several books on astronomy and planetary science, and more than 75 documentary scripts. Carolyn is also a voice-over talent, lending her voice for many science narrations, including the series Space Weather FX produced by Loch Ness Productions for MIT’s Haystack Observatory. You can also see and hear her work at Astrocast.TV and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, in their Astronomy Behind the Headlines series. One of Carolyn’s favorite pastimes is to read science fiction. Her favorite authors include Lois McMaster Bujold, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert A. Heinlein. She lives in Colorado with her husband Mark, and three cats who own the house.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kara on October 20, 2019

EXCELLENT introduction to a lot of concepts, both basic and more high level, of astronomy, starting with our own solar back yard, with lots of history of the people involved in forwarding the field over the centuries included, all written in a way easy to understand, even coming in with no backgroun......more

Goodreads review by Hridoy on March 06, 2020

Fine book. Good for beginners. Writing style is well and smooth. Deals with Basic stuffs.......more

Goodreads review by Thund3r on June 09, 2023

A great introduction for anyone looking to learn about stars and planets. A concise, eye-opening, and enchanting read about all the cosmos mysteries. What more could be said? Astronomy 101 gives you a comprehensive overview of all the major parts of the universe as we know it as a whole. What I appr......more

Goodreads review by Vootie on June 15, 2020

Very easy read and a good introduction, it's a pity that the proof readers didn't pick up on the blatantly incorrect explanation of special relativity and time dilation under the section on Einstein. She states that "your friend back on Earth..if they could see your clock it would appear to be ticki......more

Goodreads review by Sophia on September 26, 2020

So cool!......more

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