Astronomy Made Simple

by Michael Hamburg, Meir H. Degani (Based On Work by)

A comprehensive survey of the elements of astronomy includes information on the constellations, telescope operation, and the components and mechanics of the solar system

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 1976

Reviews

[Lisa Kucharski · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book because I knew I needed to start with a good basic intro to Astronomy and this was exactly what I needed. (Even though this one was published in 1993 I feel in astronomical time- it’s still au current).

Besides giving a great basic history, it also covers telescopes and how technology improvements changed views of our universe. It covers the planets, the stars, our sun, and many phenomenon that has been observed.

My fave chapter was on chapter 10 which focused on the evolution of stars. Least fav was the telescopes cause, well... I wanted to know about the out there in space stuff more.

The nice last chapter focuses on what you can observe in the sky from earth, month by month. A really easy to understand reader for an adult, this isn’t a little kid book.

[Mathher Abbassi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the material is basic physics from middle school, and the remaining is just too much to remember or follow through.