Philip's Understanding the Universe

by Raman Prinja

Astronomers Prinja (U. College London) and Ignace (U. of Iowa) introduce the reasons for studying astronomy, the scale involved, the life cycle of stars and galaxies, and the search for extraterrestrial life. The text includes color photos, fact boxes, a glossary, and foreword by the Society for Popular Science's president. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Raman Prinja has been awarded the 2019 American Institute of Physics Science Education Award and is the winner of the 2019 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.

He is currently a professor of astrophysics at University College, London. He has written several successful general-interest books on astronomy and is keen to bring the subject of astronomy to a wider audience. He was short-listed for the Royal Society Young People Book Prize in 2015. Raman Prinja lives in the U.K.