C. Marcos
ASIN: B00KRO5CMA
Publisher: The Baetylus Press
Pages: 227
Do you like Astronomy? Are you looking for the oldest, the largest, the heaviest, the fastest, the most distant...? You are looking for outliers!In Astronomy, outliers bring in the surprise element; they are the key to new discoveries and ideas.This e-book brings together Astronomy, outliers and trivia. For each cool fact, links to original research papers and relevant websites are given. Some entries are illustrated with figures and tables. No more dry facts, references included!Astronomical Outliers is organized in knowledge areas. First, we focus on general astronomy-related trivia, many of them obscure yet fascinating facts. Then, we have the chapter on astronomical instrumentation, including telescopes and cameras. The Solar System follows with its major, dwarf and minor planets. We leave our planetary system to travel across the Milky Way Galaxy, our cosmic home. The chapter on ...